Connecting your resume and cover letter

by Amelia Tibbett

A cover letter is your first impression upon a perspective employer. It is your firm handshake, your introduction, you need to make it count. Before a perspective employer even looks at your resume, they are going to look ...read more

by Benjamin Lomax

In the modern era where many employees only get as far as their cover letter takes them, it is absolutely crucial to have seamless connection between that cover letter and the resume that it represents. The cover letter is...read more

by Dawn Warnaar

I make my living writing resumes and cover letters. Prior to starting my resume writing service, Warnaar Writing Services, I spent two years in HR Management. Arguably, your cover letter is even more important than your re...read more

by D. K. Olsen

You open the Sunday paper and flip right to the job classified section. This has now become your routine. You couple this tedious task with hours of scouring the Internet for that job you have been looking for. Determined ...read more

by Heidi Marie Fleetfoot

The importance of connecting your resume to your cover letter cannot be understated. This is because your cover letter introduces you and wets the appetite of your future employer to finding out more about you. If you fail...read more

by Todd Pheifer

The resume and cover letter are typically the major pieces of information used when applying for a job. Regardless of the job, these two documents have to work in tandem, and they have to compliment each other so that you...read more

by Jordan R.

It's common knowledge that your resume is important when you're looking for a job. I'm a bit surprised, however, that many of my peers do not place the same level of importance on their cover letter. Although seemingly sim...read more

by Yvonne Pronovost

A cover letter is like the fly that lures the picky trout; it has to catch the eye and entice the reader (your potential boss) to keep reading. And like the fishing fly, it had better have something that attaches it to the...read more

by Pat Gray

The cover letter and resume are the first impression employers have of perspective employees. One way to make a good, first impression is with a consistent presentation in your cover letter and your resume. Consistency sho...read more

by Allen Teal

Having read more resumes and cover letters than I care to remember, some clues have been assembled about how to make a cover letter do more than just be another page to a resume. Not all employers and interviewers bother ...read more

by Victoria Rose Perkins

Connecting your resume and cover letter can be likened to putting the frosting on a cake. The cake being the resume and the frosting, the cover letter. You need both to land a sweet deal! Keeping in mind, the simple tr...read more

by D. James

As a CFO and HR manager I have reviewed hundreds of cover letter and resumes, and I have to tell the crowd out there that by and large I look at the resumes first to make sure they match what we have listed as our requirem...read more

by Leslie Schwab

Your cover letter is your introduction to a prospective employer, so it needs to capture one's attention. It should not restate what is in your resume; it should highlight those attributes which would make an employer tak...read more

by Mona Gallagher

Connecting your resume and cover letter should be as natural as breathing. While your resume gives an account of your capabilities, work history and accomplishments, your cover letter allows you to highlight the qualificat...read more

by R Marie Taylor

A potential employer may never see you resume if the cover letter is unacceptable. The hiring manager may only glance at your application packet and the cover letter is your one chance to engage his/her interest enough ...read more

by Zoey Day

You've written your resume and it is perfectly worded, professional, and well-formatted. Now you're done right? Wrong! A resume should always be accompanied by a complementary cover letter which capitalizes on your ...read more