If you’re pondering if a cover letter is “really necessary” in order to land the job, think again. Yes, you should write a cover letter and you should diversify your cover letter slightly to make it applicable to the job that you are applying for. However, writing a cover letter can be tough. However, the articles and websites listed below should help you write an awesome cover letter that sets you apart from the pack.
- Articles that Help You Write a Great Cover Letter
- Websites that Help You Write the Perfect Cover Letter
Articles that Help You Write a Great Cover Letter
- In this article from Kununu 9 HR explain the best and worst things for putting in a cover letter
- Seek asks leading recruiters what an awesome cover letter is and spells out the details in this easy to read article
- TopResume lists five things to say in your cover letter for getting the job
- An experienced HR manager describes the do’s and don’ts when writing a cover letter in this article from Fast Company
- The Cut provides a list of ten things that are part of writing an awesome cover letter
Websites that Help You Write the Perfect Cover Letter
- Job Scan: https://www.jobscan.co/cover-letter-writing-guide
- Job Scan provides a very helpful guide for what to include and how a cover letter should be formatted. This takes away a lot of the complexities when writing a cover letter in an easy to follow manner
- Resume Genius: https://resumegenius.com/how-to-write-a-cover-letter
- Resume Genius provides a step by step guide for building a cover letter
- Zety: https://zety.com/blog/how-to-write-a-cover-letter
- Zety details 8 simple steps that will have you writing an awesome cover letter along with over 12 examples of well-written cover letters
- Cover-Letters: http://www.cover-letters.com/
- Cover-letters provides over 1,000 free cover letter samples for all different fields
- The University of Michigan-Alumni Association: https://alumni.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Alumni-Association-Guide-to-the-Cover-Letter-5.5.2014_0.pdf
- The alumni association at the University of Michigan provide an awesome 8 page guide that includes everything you need to write a cover letter