Most don't! People often say the same thing on their Cover Letter they already said on their rsum. Just as if they submitted 2 rsums. Don't make that mistake with yours. Your cover letter is an introduction to your rsum. It should make the reader want to go further and read more about you based on how you presented yourself (Block, 2002).

So, it should compliment your resume, not be a mini-resume in itself. You want to address those points about yourself that you have in common with the hiring manager or organization. Do some research on the company and read the job description thoroughly to make sure you understand it. It's all about how you fit into the organization and what you can bring to the organization, not what you want. Most employers want to know what you can bring to them, not what you want from them.

Then, what you are going to do is jot down those things you have in common with the company and it's culture, and talk about how you fit. Why should they hire you? This is the 1st impression the employer will have of you. You need to impress them quickly. Be creative, breakup the format of it with different fonts, use bullets, columns even, making it look different than everybody else's. Compare in one column the qualifications of the job, and in the next column how you fit with your qualifications.

So, save some of those achievements for your Cover Letter. Afterall, they may not ever get to your resume.

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