Cover Letters

Always address your cover letter to an individual – not “to whom it may concern.” A hiring or interviewer name may be difficult to find but dig deep and it will get your letter read.

Your resume contains the facts about your experience.  You can highlight accomplishments that apply to a particular job but you must give factual information, in condensed form. Conversely, your cover letter, while it still should exhibit succinctness, gives you the opportunity to write exactly why you are the perfect person for the position. Avoid embellishment or flowery words. Use action verbs like: created quality control measurement standards, sold services to twelve Fortune 100 companies, or directed integrated circuit design group.

Complete the letter by addressing other key points about how your skills and accomplishments can meet the needs of the employer. This is where you detail projects completed.  Employment experts tell us that "projects" are as important as jobs used to be. Keep your cover letter short and sweet but get the points across that make you stand out from the masses.