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Lesson 3: Cover Letters Made Easy

Points to Ponder:

Take an existing cover letter and show it to a friend and/or a person in business. Take their comments seriously, write them down, and see if you can improve it. Don’t have a cover letter – write a general one and do the same thing.

How did this exercise help you in determining where you can improve? Was it hard not to justify why you wrote what you did? One of the most difficult things on your cover letter is rewriting and editing while keeping the flavour of you. By all means, get professional help with this, just DON’T let them write it all for you. If they use words you normally wouldn’t or don’t understand, this will stand out and reflect badly on you. Most people are called to set up an interview - THAT PHONE CALL is really the initial interview – ARE YOU what you say you are. They can easily tell by your choice of words and tone if you wrote your cover letter/resume. Most professional writing companies will work with you on this. Or pay for their changes then rearrange to suit you.

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