Create A Cover Letter For Your Resume

Tips on how to create a Cover Letter for Your Resume that will greatly increase Your chances at being asked to come in for an interview.

This article is intended to give You the tips You need to create an outstanding Cover Letter that should greatly increase the number of call backs and interview requests you recieve.

Having a Cover Letter for Your Resume is important.  The purpose of the cover letter is to provide a brief overviw of you, your skills as related to the Job You are applying for, and to convience the person reading into taking a good look at Your Resume.

Create a Cover Letter – Clear Introductions

When writing your introduction you need to clearly state your name and your purpose.  Remember to be polite yet to the point.

Create a Cover Letter – Why Should You Be Given The Interview.

The entire purpose of the cover letter is to clearly state why you should be given the oppurtunity of an interview.  This can be the tricky part, You need to make a strong statement but make sure You do not sound full of Yourself.

Create a Cover Letter – Only Related Experiences Need Apply.

You should only list recent experience as it relates to the job description.  Try to focus on a few impressive achivements and what their benifits were.  Make sure it is always relivant hiring managers do not have the time to waste on something that is not relivant to the job they are hiring for.  Yes even if it took them 3 seconds to read it, it only takes one second to drop your resume in the trash.

Create A Cover Letter – Re Affirm Your Self and Goal

Now that you have their attention re affirm your self as being a valuable member of their team. And state that you would like to be granted an interview.

Create A Cover Letter – Exiting Gracefully

Always exit the cover letter gracefully.  Thank them for their time, let them know how much you appreciate it, and always assume the sale.

Even if you hate Sales when looking for a Job you are in the business of selling Yourself, dont forget that.  Always assume the sale, and always be polite.

Here is an Example Cover Letter:

To my prospective employer,

I am currently seeking to further my information technology career while providing exceptional value in service and support to my customers and fellow co workers.  The skills and experience I offer are:

- Ten years of experience supporting Information Technology with proven leadership skills.  In my most recent position as an Information Technology Manager for Company X, I managed a team of 4 people dedicated to making sure the company’s infrastructure maintained 100% uptime.

- Adept in project management  as well as, supporting information technology infrastructure of small to medium business in one or many dispersed locations.

- Proven Success working within project deadlines, with a history of awarded recognition for delivering excellent ROI.

- Excellent Vendor relationship development and persuasive communication skills, with many existing contacts in the Tampa Bay area.

I would like to thank you for the potential opportunity to become a member of the team.

Sincerely,

Joe Smith

In conclusion if You can succesfully present Yourself, Your recent accomplishments, and the postive outcomes in a related manner, all while remaining polite I guarantee Your resume will be read and not just glanced at.