| Most don't! People often say the same thing on their | | | | Most employers want to know what you can bring |
| Cover Letter they already said on their résumé. | | | | to them, not what you want from them. |
| Just as if they submitted 2 résumés. Don't | | | | Then, what you are going to do is jot down those |
| make that mistake with yours. Your cover letter is | | | | things you have in common with the company and |
| an introduction to your résumé. It should make | | | | it's culture, and talk about how you fit. Why should |
| the reader want to go further and read more about | | | | they hire you? This is the 1st impression the |
| you based on how you presented yourself (Block, | | | | employer will have of you. You need to impress |
| 2002). | | | | them quickly. Be creative, breakup the format of it |
| So, it should compliment your resume, not be a | | | | with different fonts, use bullets, columns even, |
| mini-resume in itself. You want to address those | | | | making it look different than everybody else's. |
| points about yourself that you have in common with | | | | Compare in one column the qualifications of the job, |
| the hiring manager or organization. Do some research | | | | and in the next column how you fit with your |
| on the company and read the job description | | | | qualifications. |
| thoroughly to make sure you understand it. It's all | | | | So, save some of those achievements for your |
| about how you fit into the organization and what you | | | | Cover Letter. Afterall, they may not ever get to |
| can bring to the organization, not what you want. | | | | your resume. |
