Cover Letter Conundrum

I always feel that cover letters are treated as the “Second-hand” to resumes, but cover letters are the passageway to tell your potential employer who YOU are and not just want experience you have. Here are some links to great articles and advice about cover letters:

Dos & Don’ts of Cover Letters

Maximize Your Cover Letter’s Power

Five Common Cover Letter Mistakes

Yes, You Really Need a Cover Letter!


If you don’t get a chance to visit these, remember these 3 major takeaways:

1. Don’t lose them with the first sentence – Start with something that sums you up in the beginning to make sure they keep reading.
2. Do List Contact Information – even though it might be on your resume, they may want to write or call you right on the spot and this makes it much easier to find it.
3. Do list the job qualifications needed from the job description – don’t just talk about you, talk about what skills you have that they need.

Do you have any good advice for writing cover letters? Bad experiences when sending out your cover letter and resume?