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.
