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How Can I
Make My Cover Letter Unique?
What Does
"Attachment" Mean at the End of a Cover Letter?
How Do I
Properly Address the Letter?
How Do I Add
Salary Requirements?
Individualized Cover
Letters?
Unlike
a resume, a cover letter must be unique and personalized for each
position so it cannot be copied.
Ensuring
the entire document is completely typed, without any hand-written
notations, will reflect a professional document.
Unlike a fax sheet, resist the temptation of taking the easy way
out with cover letters.
How Can I Make My
Cover Letter Unique?
Let’s
say there are dozens of other qualified candidates applying for the same
position. Your cover letter
and resume are well crafted, yet they blend in with the others.
Adding a quote from The Book of Positive Quotations,
compiled and arranged by John Cook, can contribute
visual appeal, especially if you select one that relates to your work
ethics or personal attributes. Another tactic my office uses is to include snippets from letters
of recommendation. Statements
from an employer or existing customer can add great value to a standard
cover letter. Ensure that
you give credit to the person that originally made the comment and
obtain permission to use the comment if possible.
What Does
"Attachment" Mean at the End of a Cover Letter?
Proper business
format dictates that when a letter is joined by adjacent documents, the
letter should indicate so. You
can outline the types of documents attached, such as the resume,
references, or letters of recommendation.
Change the word to be plural (attachments) should it be
necessary.
How Do I Properly
Address the Letter?
Using a correct
business format will show the letter recipient that you are
professional. Addressing
the letters accurately includes the proper spelling of names while
including the person’s position title and full company address.
For example:
January 2, 2005
John McNeil, Director of Operations
S3 Plastics Corporation, Inc.
242118 Corporate Way
San Antonio, TX 78227
Dear Mr. McNeil:
How Do I Add Salary
Requirements?
Incorporating
salary requirements into a cover letter isn't too difficult; but, you must
understand whether the employer is seeking salary requirements or a
salary history. Salary requirements outline your needs or expected salary today.
Research the salary range for the position before committing to a
price. You may be
performing the exact same job at your present employer; however, you may
be over compensated or underpaid for your industry. A salary history covers starting and ending salary for each
position, including commission, stock options, and so on.
Since a salary history is in-depth, it’s usually contained
within a separate sheet rather than a cover letter.
Incorporating a simple sentence, such as “My preliminary salary
requirements are from $34,000 to
$55,000, depending upon the benefit package offered by your company.
I’m willing to discuss a different range, once we discuss the
scope of the position.”
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