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- COVER LETTERS
-
- Cover letters do precisely that - they cover your resume. They
- should be viewed as an advertisement for the resume. They should
- capture the reader's attention, stress the employer's needs, provide
- examples of how your skills can fill the employer's needs and
- invites him or her to read the resume in-depth.
-
- Cover Letter Rules
- 1. Type the cover letter on good quality paper.
- 2. Address it to a specific name and title. When not available,
- use functional title (Ex: "Dear Personnel Manager,").
- 3. The writing style should be direct, powerful, and error free.
- 4. Use no more than one page. Do not try to recap your resume.
- 5. Three paragraphs will normally cover what you need to convey:
- Paragraph one: Your interest and purpose.
- Paragraph two: Stress what you will do for the employer.
- Be positive and present a few of your
- unique accomplishments and skills that
- relate to the position.
- Paragraph three: Request an interview and indicate when you
- will call for an appointment, if possible.
- 6. If possible, use the same language/wording that the employer
- used in their ad or announcement.
-
- Cover letter in response to an ad in the Mercury/News.
- John Forrester
- 1212 Bayleaf Avenue
- San Jose, CA 94598
-
- December 4, 1990
-
- Personnel Director
- Computer Group Inc.
- 34533 Main Street
- San Jose, CA 95124
-
- Dear Personnel Director:
-
- I was excited to learn about Computer Group's opening for a systems
- programmer as advertised in the San Jose Mercury/News. I have a
- fairly extensive and diverse background in data processing and I
- believe that I have a great deal to offer to your organization.
-
- I have used both mainframe and micro based systems on a range of
- applications in both large and small organizations, and have always
- enjoyed a position with a challenge. Along with experience in C
- language that you requested in your ad, I also have extensive
- experience writing and debugging in Pascal and Fourth Generation for
- stand alone and net-work installations.
-
- I would enjoy the opportunity to visit Computer Group and would like
- to meet with you to discuss how well my skills might fit your needs
- for a data processing professional.
-
- Sincerely,
-
- John Forrester