If you were giving a beautiful piece of jewellery to someone, you wouldn't wrap it in yesterday's newspaper would you?
So
why would you go to all the trouble of crafting a fabulous resume, only
to send it with a half hearted, poorly crafted covering letter?
Well, you wouldn't. Not if you were really serious about getting that ideal job.
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There are lots of cover letter
samples online you just need to do the leg work of looking at all of
them till you find one that fits your purpose - it sucks i know but we
all have to do it.
Also make sure you taylor your letter to each individual job.
Good luck!
EDIT:
Below is a generic cover letter from my many cover letter files - its for admin work. the problem however with cover letters
is the majority of the information does have to come from you because
its all about you. so using someone elses doesn't always work...but here
is one from my files:
___________________________
[Month, day, year]
[name of contact]
[contact's address]
[2nd line of address - city, state zip]
Re: [name of postin]
[Ms. or Mr. depends on name] [contact last name]:
I am very interested in interviewing for the ________ position in
_____________ at _______________. I have held positions over the last
several years that have required development of office administrative skills, which are reflected in the attached resume. By way of summary these skills include:
• [i bullet point my skills but use whatever format you like]
•
•
•
•
In summary, over time I have assumed more and more responsibilities and
acquired increasing knowledge and skills and I hope that the skills and
qualities I have developed can be of service to ____________. Thank you
for your assistance; please let me know if there is any additional
information I may provide to you.
Yours truly,
[your name]
_________________
NOTE:
if you do not have a contact name "To Whom it May Concern" is also ok in lue of a name...
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