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Monday, July 30, 2012

How to Make a Catchy Cover Letter?

It gives tips how to make a catchy cover letter of a resume.

A cover letter forms the most significant part of a resume for attracting recruiters towards one’s resume. So, to prove a human touch to the mechanical resume, it’s always recommended to accompany the resume with a cover letter which is also referred as application letter.


Good Cover Letter Eases the Selection Process

The main purpose of the cover letter is to make the recipient know without going through the resume what you are sending as well as why you are sending it. It eases the process of selection for the recruiter and resume sender both. A good cover letter reflects the skills and personality traits of an individual showcasing on his efficiency for a specific job.
A cover letter can be either in print or in electronic form. However, to give a professional touch, it should be kept straight forward, factual and precise.

Type of Job Cover letters  

There are two types of job application letters called as solicited and unsolicited. The solicited cover letter is written in response to a job opening that has been advertised or announced and the unsolicited cover letter is written on one’s own to an organization that has not announced any job opening.
Basically, the cover letter for a job application can be divided in three parts: the opening, the middle and the closing.


Impressive Opening

The opening aims at capturing the reader’s attention and interest. One can always make the cover letter distinct by composing a wonderful opening. An excellent opening shows or reflects an understanding of the operations and activities being undertaken. One can also use summary openings in which the cover letter begins with the summary of a few outstanding applications related to the job one is seeking.
All efforts should be made to make the opening impressive and thus focus should open on the ‘you’ attitude which focuses on the details to be written and presented according to the demands and perspectives of the readers.

Middle Part should have Strongest Selling Points

The middle is the crux of the whole letter and presents one’s strongest selling points which include academic qualifications, achievements, work experience, interests and some special potential. Proper care should be taken to present all the details in a logical arrangement by employing a concise and catchy language. As all the facts are already stated in the resume, it should not be mentioned again but, only an explanation or interpretation supported by facts and evidences should be provided.
In case of a solicited letter, one should make a special effort to include and organize the information required for the particular job. Further the salary requirements can be mentioned but, only if one has been asked to.
The middle section of the cover letter should be elaborate, with an attempt to refer to almost everything important but, not at the cost of repetitions.

Last Part should Entail Motivation

The last section of the cover letter is called the closing which aims at entailing motivation. This part motivates or demands the reader to take some action. The action generally requested is an interview call. However, instead of commanding, one should sound natural and persuasive.
These are a few tips and tricks by which one can gain the attention of the employers towards one’s cover letter and become successful in getting a job.