what to include in a successful cover letter


	what to include in a successful cover letter

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6-8-2009 5:41 AM

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TheLadders Cover Letter Etiquette

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/aad65b91-d003-4b32-a8f5-01fc4bbde3f4/3B05F43D-0C9C-4DE2-B794-5BDD231B5C00/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/06/02/ved-why-cover-letters-are-essential/" href="http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/06/02/ved-why-cover-letters-are-essential/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.cheezhead.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/06/02/ved-why-cover-letters-are-essential/"><H2 class="singleh2"><A rel="bookmark" href="http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/06/02/ved-why-cover-letters-are-essential/" title="Permanent Link to why cover letters are essential">why cover letters are essential</A></H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/06/02/ved-why-cover-letters-are-essential/"><P>A team from TheLadders selected the most important criteria that should be included in the cover letter:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/06/02/ved-why-cover-letters-are-essential/">Get Their Attention  — A cover letter must grab a reader’s attention in a split-second with a succinct message that convinces them to read further.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/06/02/ved-why-cover-letters-are-essential/">Less is More — A good cover letter should clearly convey the “who,” “what,” “when,” “where” and “why” in the first paragraph and be no longer than three or four total paragraphs.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/06/02/ved-why-cover-letters-are-essential/"><P>Prove Relevance — Job seekers should mine the job posting and company Web site for the specific words and clues to what the employer is looking for in a candidate and use those words in the cover letter.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/06/02/ved-why-cover-letters-are-essential/"><P>Turn Negatives Into Positives — The cover letter is where you can explain unique situations before they are red flagged on your resume.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cheezhead.com/2009/06/02/ved-why-cover-letters-are-essential/"><P>Paste and Attach — If you are applying via e-mail, cut and paste the cover letter to make it your e-mail message and attach it. </P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/3B05F43D-0C9C-4DE2-B794-5BDD231B5C00/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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