You’re no doubt the right man (woman or child) for the job!

But can you convince your prospective employers of that? Remember back to high school when it all boiled down to those final exams. Some people, who otherwise performed well all year, come apart under exam stress and flunked their classes.

Harsh but no different when applying for a job. If you can’t perform when it counts then it matters how little – or much – you know. Writing a great cover letter is critical to getting employers to read your resume and selection criteria, much less securing an interview.

A powerful cover letter sums up your key attributes, skills and experience in a nutshell form and outlines your suitability for the job.

As with all things, there are brick bats to avoid and bouquets to strive for when writing your cover letter.

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Increasingly, prospective job hunters are expected to write email cover letters when applying for new jobs.

The popular format shares many similarities with convential cover letters with a few key exceptions.

Email correspondance is all about catching the reader’s eye before their attention moves on to the next item in their inbox.

Your job is to grab their attention enough to read your resume, grant you an interview and hopefully give you a job!

Always better to show rather than tell so….

Here is an example of Cover letter
PERSONAL DETAILS
Your name
Your contact details:
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