You have been skimming through the application requirements of your most preferred job, and you suddenly realized, you would need a cover letter to serve as its foreword. You can blame inexperience, or maybe simply that your teachers way back in school never really taught you how to make a cover letter.
Nonetheless, you are already faced with this predicament. And just like any challenge in applying for a job, you simply have to brace through it and put your best foot forward.
What this article could provide you now is a step by step how to make a resume with cover letter. So relax a bit. It is not as difficult as it sounds like.
Prepare your resume:
Your resume should be containing the basics: contact information, educational background, work experience, seminars and trainings attended, skills and talents, as well as references. The resume should not be too long so not to bore the Human Relations personnel in the company who would be readings it (and so you would not appear too cocky at that). But also, if the company did not specify in its list of requirements a limit to the number of pages your resume should be, you could extend the length of your resume to three, just to be sure. Attach a picture with your resume and take a good look at it before you say it’s final. And when you are sure that’s the resume to land you a job, then you could proceed doing your cover letter.
Putting your face on paper:
The cover letter is like your first smile, your first greeting when you meet your interviewer. But at this point, you have no face to show them exactly, only a document that would encapsulate all your intentions, and would reflect your character that should impress them. In this case, how do you write your cover letter? Here are some elements that you could place in it:
The basic letter elements: The date you are writing it, the addressee (and make sure you place the person’s name in correct spelling with his or her official designation in the company), and your opening salutation. The letter should end with a respectable note too. When you mention your name in the end, put your contact details still, even if you have them already written in the resume itself. It is for the convenience of those who would read it.
Your source: It might also be acceptable to say where you got the information that they are hiring. It may be online or you found them at a job fair.
Your intentions: The body of the letter must contain why you are forwarding the letter to the company, why you want the job. Strike a balance. Do not sound too desperate. Do not sound too proud either. It is better to say that you are seeking some sense of personal growth in the company and at the same time making the most out of your skills and education by being part of a team that does something that highly engages you – something like that. Be sincere.
The cover letter should not be longer than a page. When you are prepared to print it, take a good look of it first. If it looks neat and professional enough, then go! You are all set to submit your application already.
This step by step how to make a resume with cover letter should have provided you with the basics. All the rest now is, as they say, up to how you present yourself when they call for you. Keep your spirits up!
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