Your cover letter is an integral part of your application materials and provides you with a powerful opportunity to connect with a potential employer and offer additional insight beyond your resume. While there is great debate over whether cover letters are necessary,...
Cover letters are a perfect way to complement your resume, show your enthusiasm for the job, and quickly convey to a hiring manager why you are a good fit so they will want to learn more about you. Your cover letter shouldn’t be a condensed version of your resume....
Although there is a lot of debate around whether cover letters are necessary and if hiring managers even read them, a general rule of thumb is to err on the side of caution. That means including a cover letter. Worst case, it doesn’t get read. Best case, it gets read...
Making the decision to change careers can be exciting, but it can also be a bit frightening. While you’ve likely established yourself in your current field, now you must show hiring managers why you would be a good fit in this new role you are pursuing. While your...
Cover letters are something many job seekers dread writing. They’re not sure what to say or even whether a hiring manager will actually read it. But keep this in mind: if you send a cover letter, you have a 50/50 chance of the person reading it; if you don’t send a...