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Cover Letter Assistant - Tools to write a Cover Letter

    • Keep up Formats

    • Explain what you want

    • How did you learn about the organization or the open position? 

    • Market your resume

    • Explain why you are the best candidate

    • Show personality

    • Consider any information specifically requested

    • Write a powerful closer

    • Professional Cover Letter writing services

 

 

2. TOOLS TO WRITE A POWERFUL COVER LETTER

 

In the following, we present examples of Lead-In grabbers, body sales pitches and powerful closers helping you to write your cover letter. Much more examples you can find in the Amazing Cover Letters Creator, a software package that helps you to create a cover letter that not only is an attachment to the resume but a sales letter that makes employers keen to discover more about you. Click here to learn more. If you feel that you still need more help, check out our review of Professional Cover Letter and Resume writing and editing services.

2.1  Powerful Lead-In Examples

Due to the importance of presenting a powerful lead-in, see below some examples of standard formats you might use to start with your cover letter.

  • "John White recommended I speak with you about your opening for sales manager."

  • "My former associate, ……., spoke so highly of ………….(company name) that I decided to send you my resume."

  • “With a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice, and internship experience with ….., I feel confident of the skill I can bring to your organization.” 

  • “From your company's web site I learned about your need for a sales representative for the …. area.”

  • “As I indicated in our telephone conversation yesterday, I would like to apply for the marketing research position you advertised in the …….”

  • “I read in the ………….. of your need for a Civil Engineer or Building Construction graduate for one of your Washington, DC, area sites.” 

  • “I learned of ………….(company name)  through online research using the ….. database.”

  • “As an IT professional skilled in Access database development, ……, I feel confident in the skill I can bring to your opening.”  

  • “As a multilingual professional with an international background that enriches my Journalism and Musical skills, I feel I can make a positive contribution to your organization.”  

    ”As an accomplished ……(your job description) with more than …. years of service for ….. (your former employer),      I am eager for new challenges and feel confident of the skill I can bring to your organization.” 

  • "Great article in the New York Times Sunday Edition! As soon as I read it, I knew I needed to get my resume to you right away."

    "No home appliance store in San Francisco should be without the ……(product line of the company)! I'm ready to make sure each dealer stocks it."

  • "You may have a situation that requires (a skill you have)."

 

2.2  Create Body as Sales Pitch

Include a bulleted area in the body of your letter to emphasize accomplishments pertinent to your targeted job. This should include any specific experience, skills, or accomplishments that mesh with the requirements of the new job. Not only does this break up large blocks of text that can be daunting to read, but it also draws the eye toward the most important part of the cover letter — what you have to offer. This data should be bulleted, rather than presented in a solid block of text. The human eye is drawn to bulleted areas, and they summarize your qualifications in an easy-to-read format.

Here’s an example:

“…As my enclosed resume indicates, my background includes more than two decades of service at U.S. Flight with significant experience in:

  • Aircraft accident investigation as a member of the U.S. Flight disaster team.

  • Security checkpoints, where I handled countless calls for assistance.

  • Training the Ground Security team to protect and promote public safety.

In addition to the above skills, I can also offer your firm:

  • More than 30 years of experience in the airline industry.

  • Expertise in dealing with government agencies, including the FAA where I facilitated communications to reduce company fines.

  • Reduced absenteeism and occupational injuries — standards I maintained at U.S. Flight, where I achieved the best employee safety record of all U.S. Flight cities.”

 

 Next:  Powerful Closers