Day after day, professionals continuously look for a job that they are qualified for, jobs that best fits them. Some would even take up short courses or volunteer and some would spend time to gain competence prior to applying for their desired positions. An impressive resum is a given. This is where the cover letters will come in very useful.

Cover letters normally come with the resum that is being sent out. It should complimentary and not be a carbon copy of the resum. The vital characteristic that a cover letter must possess is its personal touch, since making a good first impression is important. Making a mistake of writing a nonspecific cover letter would only merit a reject from any potential employers no matter how qualified a candidate could be.

It certainly is an overwhelming task to write a cover letter. It takes loads of practice, yes. Tedious as it may seem, writing these letters would not be a problem for long.

There are cover letters for different purposes. The ones that answers to a known job opportunity or application letters; the ones that inquire on potential positions or prospecting letters; and the ones that ask for information and help in occupational pursuits or networking letters.

1. Make sure that the cover letter is clean and error free: misspelled words, typos, grammar, and even blotches.

2. Instead of a humdrum introductory paragraph, use it instead to make an attention grabbing piece to make the qualifications known.

3. The cover letter should interpret the written information of the resum. Specific cover letters should be composed for individual employers. Adding personal touches is best.

4. Be sure to refer the letter to the individual being addressed, or if in case it is a blind advertisement, make sure that the salutation to use is general.

5. The use of wordy phrases and clichs are just waste of space.

6. Make use of basic language and simple sentences. Anything more than that is just another waste of space.

7. Keep it short. One full page is enough.

8. Make sure that the personal information written is correct. Never give the employer a difficult time to contact.

9. Set the cover letter apart from other job hunters by highlighting qualifications.

10. Request for an interview either by indicating it on the letter and following it up.

11. Instead of pointing out how the company can help, do point out how the company can be helped.

12. Make sure that the cover letter written answers the question of the employer as to why the applicant should do the hiring.

13. The letter should radiate with positive vibes. There is no room for any pessimism.

14. Always sign the cover letter. Blue ink pen is preferred.

15. When applying online, make sure that the cover letters are direct to the point.

With millions of job seekers hounding for a good position, it sure is a tough competition making something that would stand out from everybody else. Weeding through hundreds of resums a day is a headache.
However daunting, it would be a pleasant reward to have a perfectly written cover letter that, not only would give a big impact on the employer, but could even result to landing at a perfect job.

Jimmy Sweeney is the President of CareerJimmy and author of "Amazing Cover Letter Creator." Visit him at: http://www.amazing-cover-letters.com for your "instant" cover letters today.