Cover Letter Advice

After reading the advice from the website ( http://www.collegegrad.com/coverletters/) about cover letters, I am pleased to see just how informative it is.

I tend to agree with most of the information offered in the articles. By asking the opinion of a professional who hires new employees in their regular work it gives the readers a unique insight into the hiring process. Many times suggestions for cover letters come from people who have never actually reviewed a resume for hiring someone. By having the advice of someone who hires people for a living, it helps to add credibility to the advice.

I think the most important information is just the simple knowledge that in a cover letter, you are selling yourself. Many people forget that and tend to market themselves poorly. No one wants to buy a mediocre product. People want to buy the best. If you take the effort to make your marketing the best, then people will want to hire you. It seems to come down to the matter of sales and influencing people.

I will certainly be using the checklist and the sample cover letter provided as guides for how to write my own cover letter when the time comes.