1
- Target your message.
Relate your skills
and experience to a specific position in a specific organization. Spotlight
your accomplishments and measurable results.
2
- Show how your credentials match the requirements of the job.
Incorporate information
that reflects your knowledge of the company, its industry and relevant issues.
Editorialize the accomplishments cited in your resume. Expand on the information
in your resume, don’t repeat it.
3 - Focus on what
you have to offer.
Describe how your skills,
expertise, and past accomplishments can benefit the employer.
Follow standard business protocol.
Write clearly and concisely and check your letter for spelling and grammar.
Use the same font and paper that you used for your resume. Print your letter
using a laser printer for better quality.
4 - Send your letter
to a specific individual.
Ideally, the letter should
be addressed to the person who is likely to make employment decisions. It
may take some resourcefulness on your part to identify this person, but the
letter will probably be better received.
Make sure you have the correct spelling of their name and title before mailing.
If you cannot find the name of the person the letter is addressed to, you
may use “To Whom it May Concern” or “Good Morning”.
Remember to sign your letter!
