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Q. What should I include in my Cover Letter?
A.
Introductory Paragraphs.
Obviously the introductory paragraph is the single most important part of your cover letter. As such, it needs to be a fact-filled overview of your skills and achievements that later appear in your CV/Resume.
Objective Statements.
In the second paragraph of your cover letter you're going to do something that is really relatively simple, but often missed when writing a cover letter. You're going to tell the reader why you're sending them your CV or Resume. The key element in this second paragraph is your objective statement.
Your objective statement is a summary of the job opportunities that you want to pursue with a particular company. At times you might want to restrict your objective to a single type of position within a company. If you're using an electronic cover letter, you might want to include several possible objectives.
Achievements in your cover letter.
The third paragraph of your cover letter contains an excerpt pulled directly from your CV/Resume. Now some might argue that duplicating content is a waste of the reader's valuable time. Our stance is this: Pulling vital information from your CV/Resume actually saves the reader time. If they are not interested in reading your CV/Resume after looking at your achievements, then it's probably just not meant to be.
Closing Statements.
The final paragraph for your cover letter is a straightforward statement of your optimism. You want to tell the reader that you're interested in discussing how you can add value to their company. Think carefully as to how you might want to structure your closing statement.
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HOW TO WRITE
A COVER LETTER.
Your covering letter is frequently the first
document that is seen by a hiring manager.
What's written in the letter often determines if the reader is going to take
a closer look at your CV or Resume or send everything to the recycling bin.
The letter needs to concentrate on marketing your abilities.
To make sure your cover letter meets all these requirements you need to follow a specific formula or format when writing the letter.
Our approach is a simple one based on this proven formula:
- 1. Introductory Paragraph 2. Objective Statement
- 3. Achievements 4. Closing Statement
- In addition to the advice below, we've included an example.
- Click the link here to read a letter designed for a project manager.
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