How to write a cover letter for resumes is an art in itself. You have to customize it for each job and showcase your talents and experience. What many times are over looked are the many mistakes that can lead to placing you on the waiting list instead of the interview chair. Below are a few of the most critical mistakes I learned recently while sharpening my cover letter and resume. The first one is, to me, the most important one.

First, if you're using a cover letter template that is a cookie-cutter of any, easily available, source and worst generic, it's a sure way to blend in. You can find tons of over used, tired, resume cover letters on the internet. If you find them that easily, thousands of others can find them. Just imagine your competition having the same resume cover letter almost word by word. That's definitely not a way to stand out from the crowd. How much creativity and thought does that show? Is that something you would want your interviewer to assume about you? Absolutely not!

Second, don't just regurgitate everything that's in your resume on the cover letter. You want to have a connection with the reader where they can see your interest in the position and how your past experience at xyz or where ever, has prepared you for such a position. Also, don't start you're your cover letter with generic phrases such as "I'm applying for the position of" or "In regards to your add about". You want to shine, be different and aggressive without being over bearing. Take the bull by the horns and write something like "I'm excited at the opportunity to become part of" and take it from there. Be as non generic as possible.

Third, don't under sell yourself and like my English teacher used to say. Show, don't tell. Meaning, don't tell them you have great communication skills or something of that sort. Show them by touching on a recent task where you excelled. Paint a picture of how you can take on tasks and over come obstacles.

Lastly, if you're having trouble planning how to write a cover letter for resumes, keep in mind what I said before was my biggest concern, the first one above. Once you blend in there's no going back. If you don't catch them at first, you're going on the pile. Good Luck.

Casey Alexander - In my experience, a good cover letter has made a difference between landing the interview and not. That's the first step, right? I catch the reader with the knowledge I have of their organization and a few other key tips I learned to incorporate into my letter. I've helped my sister and brothers with their letter and they've also landed the jobs. What I picked helped me decide how to write a cover letter for resume.
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