The Objectives
An employment cover letter is your career sales copy. It provides you a great opportunity to communicate directly with a potential employer so that you can
- promote yourself and convince the hiring manager of your competency, suitability, and enthusiasm in the opening.
- highlight specific areas you want the employer to take note which are important and relevant to the job.
- ask for an interview.
Writing Tips:
It is recommended that you put in extra efforts and thoughts when creating such an important document. Always make use of the proven letter templates and tools. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Using the established methods will bring you hot job interviews.
Here are a few guidelines which can assist you in writing a high impact missive.
- describe why you want the job
- explain how you can contribute to the perspective company
- highlight your relevant work experiences, qualifications and trainings received
- show enthusiasm and interest to work for the company
- research the company’s profile for contact person. Address your letter to an individual such as “Mr,” “Mrs,” or “Miss” follow by the surname. Don’t use his or her first name
- use first paragraph to sell your qualifications
- reply to the ads and job requirement precisely
- send original copy
- ask for an interview
- avoid punctuation, spelling and grammatical errors
- use clean, white paper with light or medium weight
- write in portrait (vertical) layout
- use simple sentence structure and language.
- allow a lot of white space. Break into 3 to 4 paragraphs for easy reading
- stay within one page and keep things concise
- include your contact information (day phone and email address)
- create a job-specific cover letter. Tailor your letter to a specific employer and opening
- thanks the hiring personnel for reading your job search package
- put in a date
- sign off the missive with ‘Yours sincerely’ if you send to a real person, and use ‘Yours faithfully’ if you address to Sir/Madam.
- avoid graphics
- use same font type in the whole document
Sending out a small number of well written job application letters will generate more interviews then sending out many poorly prepared copies. It is almost guaranteed a rejection if your application letter is badly written.