Cover Letters...

Since I have never written a cover letter before, I decided to read two articles on how to make great cover letters. I am not really sure what exactly goes into one and how to sell yourself with it, so hopefully these will be of use to me.

http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/resumes/20050829-loeb.html
Six Tips For a Winning Cover Letter

This article gave basic pointers to writing a good cover letter. It stated to try and address it to a specific person in the company, and use a reference to someone that already works there to create familiarity. Another helpful tip was to make a call to action, such as having the employer email or call you. This is something I probably would not have thought to do on my own, but I think it will help show that you really are interested. Overall, this was a brief, but informative article.

http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/resumes/20040309-kursmark.html
Create A+ Cover Letters with These Smart Tips

I didn't realize there were so many different ways to construct a cover letter. For example, I did not know that a brief cover letter with bullets would be acceptable when responding to a job posting add. Cold call letter to recruiters require more personal information, becaues they need to get a feel for who you are before they can fit you with a perfect job. An example of information that you should include that caught me off guard was where they mentioned their current salary. Although this does show the recruiter what you expect to make, I thought this was kind of odd. Overall, this was a good article to show what should and should not be included in a cover letter, and how to sell yourself for different situations.