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How to Write a Cover Letter and Get a Job Faster

By: Erik J. Michaels..

There are well over 300 million people in the USA today. Looking for a job as one of them can prove to be no easy chore...in fact, according to national statistics, you could be at it for nine months or more! Chances are good that you're going to need a serious edge over the competition if you want to get a good job.



Well, such an edge actually exists. There's no such thing as a sure thing in this field, but the edge I'm talking about can rocket your odds of snagging a job faster and seriously reduce your time spent on the prowl. What is this edge? It's called a cover letter.



The right cover letter is like showing up to your interview in a beautiful, perfectly-fitted Armani suit. It exudes professionalism, makes you look good, and makes you appealing to employers. Now imagine that same interview, except you show up in a ratty pile of rags that look like you stole them off of a bum on the street. Imagine that interview going a little differently? That's what the wrong cover letter is like. And the worst thing is, to use no cover letter is like showing up naked! Yikes!



The cover letter is always the first round of elimination. The more impressive your cover letter, the better you start out. It's the first line of culling, and it separates the Armani suits from the nudists. If you have a great cover letter, you can stay in the running, while the folks with the poor ones or none at all will go back to the beach empty handed.



So how does one go about the acquisition of an Armani cover letter? One of the tried-and-true methods is to find somebody who's written one and learn from them. Look at some cover letter examples and see what makes them so great. Learning from the best has been a classic way of improving one's own skills for almost as long as the human race has existed.



This will not only enhance your skill at writing successful cover letters, but also a bunch of analysis skills that generally prove invaluable in the workplace and will raise your value in the eyes of employers. Job stability is very dependant on how valuable you are to the company, so naturally this is a good thing.



And above all, I must stress to you that the cover letter has two essential key purposes. If it doesn't do these two jobs, it can be considered a failure. A successful cover letter needs to first outline your skills and qualifications, and also encourage an interview. The first is fairly obvious, since a cover letter is made to accompany a resume...you'd expect it to have to do with your qualifications.



The most key point of a cover letter, however, is to encourage and possibly set up an interview with the employer. A cover letter that doesn't land you an interview isn't doing its job well. Always remember that making the jump from "piece of paper" to "person sitting across from me" in the minds of your potential employers is essential. When they stop thinking of you as just another application, and start thinking of you as the person who could fill their open position...that's when the cover letter has done its job.

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To start off, you can find some free cover letter examples by visiting this site. There you'll find what's needed to learn how to write a cover letter. thus armed with that knowledge, you can get a job faster.

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