Resume Cover Letters - Top 5 Reasons You Should Use Them

I was expired to write this article, "Resume Cover Letters - Top 5 Reasons You Should Use Them" after realizing just how tedious, boring and time consuming writing resume cover letters could be when you start out with a blank screen, or computer monitor.

To say "it's difficult" is an understatement, but sample letters and templates can't be beat when it comes to saving time while producing great letters.

Here's the article.

Resume Cover Letters - Top 5 Reasons You Should Use Them
By Lanard Perry

Resume cover letters can be the first step in getting potential employers interested in hiring you. If first impressions are lasting ones are yours doing the job? Are you getting calls for interviews? Are you getting job offers?

If not let me suggest that your cover letters probably need some serious attention and a good place to start is with letters that others have written, as they can help you improve the quality of yours cover letters almost instantly. See how others do it, focus on the best of what they have to offer, and then use them as templates to write your own.

Below are the top five reasons for using them.

One - Sample letters provide a formatting outline that's easily duplicated. In many instances you can substitute your own personal information for generic information in a matter of minutes.

Two - They're plentiful and easy to find. For example, when I last Googled "sample resume cover letters" I got more than 6,000,000 returned results, many of which provided free samples and templates.

Three - They can make writing your own resume cover letter fun. Yes, I said it...fun! Once you know what to do and how to do it writing your resume cover letter becomes enjoyable...and the more interesting and unique the word contributions are the more enjoyable it is to write them.

Four - They can be typed into your computer's word processor program. So, it makes it easy to edit, revise and fine tune your letters to optimize their value before you send them out.

Five- Cover letter templates can help you improve the quality of your own letters. See what others have done, then imitate their approaches to enhance the outcome of your own.

The quality of your resume cover letters will have a direct impact on whether you get an interview and/or job offer. So, doesn't it make sense to have yours be as good as it can be?