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by Melissa Brewer, Mel

A dazzling cover will get your resume read – plain and simple. What do I mean by dazzling? I'm not talking about a clean, professional format – although that is definitely a component of a good cover letter. I'm also talking about a confident, intelligent cover letter that hooks your reader, shows your professionalism, and stops your reader dead in their tracks to finish it.

Your cover letter should be properly formatted and the first paragraph should explain the advertisement that you are responding to. Immediately following this information, you should begin to tell the employer who you are and why you are qualified to apply for the job. However, be careful with the language you use in your cover letter - starting every sentence with “I” is a huge turn-off for those who make the hiring decision. A cover letter should be focused on “you” - with “you” being the business you are offering yourself to. Discuss your qualifications, your goals, and your professional attributes and how they apply to the company you want to join as a valuable team member.

The second paragraph is where you should prepare to shine. Show the employer why they need you because you're a super-whiz ready to do anything to get the job done. You love the job so much you dream of it in your sleep. You've read a hundred articles of the company since you were 12. Describe your strengths, passions, and collective experience in your career. You can describe why you entered the field and your major accomplishments at each place you have worked, any awards you have received, your favorite project, or all of the above. Try to keep your sentence concise but make sure you truly convey your passion. If you do any pro bono work or volunteer work in your field, mention this – in addition to any other related side-projects that are not listed on your resume. Don't re-state your resume or go over the information that is in your resume in your cover letter. Your cover letter sells your resume - so highlight certain areas of your resume but do so in the context of your career goals and how your qualifications and passion benefit the company.

In your final paragraph, tell the employer what your interview availability is, and when you would like to meet with her. DO NOT ask the employer to call you at their convenience. Confident professionals are eager to be called, and confident that they WILL be - you don't want them to call you back whenever they feel like it. Give them a date you will follow up if you haven't heard from them – and then do follow up.

It's important to remember that a cover letter is just the first page of your story that's intended get the employer to read your resume. You've got to write the bang-up resume. You've got to ace the interview. Practice writing, speaking, and thinking with confidence throughout your job search process, and you'll not just get the job you need, but the career you want.

For those who are looking to land the job they want or need, it is important to take the right steps to do so. Many people rely on filling out a whole stack of applications to get a job and while that works for somebody who really doesn't care what type of employment they land, people who are looking for the right type of employment for them will never benefit from such a method.

Most employment worth having is worth going through changes to get it, and that usually means an application, cover letter and a resume. While these may seem overwhelming, it is not nearly as difficult or complicated as it seems.

Drawing Up a Resume
After the application, the most important part of a job employment package is your resume. The resume is the first chance that employers have to see what you are really about, and it should catch a person's eye at first glance. If possible, try and limit your resume to one page because chances are that a potential employer is not going to read your resume from front to back. The first page and the first few lines are what need to stand out to your potential employer, and make them want to meet you to see if you are really as outstanding as your experience and objective professes you to be.

The objective is the very first few lines of your resume underneath your name and contact information. The objective should be no more than two or three lines, and capture your reason for applying for the job you have selected at all. What your goal is and what you could bring to the company, all wrapped up in one or two sentences should do the trick.

Writing Out Your Cover Letter
If you have ever had to write a five-paragraph essay in school, chances are that you have already just about captured the essence of writing a cover letter. A five paragraph essay should introduce something in the first paragraph, cover the main points in the next three paragraphs, and sum up your ideas in the last one. Such is the case with a cover letter, but it doesn't have to be five paragraphs; try and limit it to three at most.

Address your letter to the name of the hiring manager if you know it; otherwise, 'To Whom It May Concern' should suffice just fine. In the first paragraph of your letter introduce yourself and the position you are hiring for. The middle paragraph should cover your main strengths and most relative employment experience whereas the last paragraph should just about sum everything up for the employer, encouraging them to meet with you and encouraging them towards considering you for the position.

Landing a job is not difficult, but it can be something that takes some getting used to. A strong resume and cover letter can certainly make all of the difference for you in the end, presenting yourself as the capable worker that you know you can be.

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