You can write a great cover letter that gets read, excites the employer and helps you win the job you want.
Always remember, the main purpose of the cover letter is to show the company representative that the resume is from an individual who is truly interested in what the company has to offer. Managers and supervisors have become quite accustomed to recognizing a mass-mailed letter or a broadcast letter. These folks are looking for personal commitment and specific interest, not a shotgun approach of mailing a resume package to every company that has a job opening.
A good cover letter will generate a bit of interest before the manager actually gets to the resume. Quality writing in the cover letter is just as important as with any business communication. While the contents of the cover letter may not be quite so critical to resume success, an unfocused, sloppy, poorly written letter may be so obvious to the reader that your resume has no real chance.
In summary your cover letter is your introduction. In the first paragraph refer to the opening that you are applying for and where you learned of the opening. If appropriate, in your research of the company, you can add something that will indicate your interest. In the example of the industrial engineer job opening listed above you might mention something about new logistics technology that the company just implemented.
Great cover letter are partners that first introduce the resume and specifically call attention to your qualifications that are desired by the prospective employer.
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