Suggestions for Cover Letters

An article in the August 18, 2013, edition of The Dallas Morning News by Cliff Garinn on page 1J, “Resume Reboot – Cover Letters as Professional Conversations”, provides suggestions for job seekers if they prepare a cover letter for their resume.

I personally do not know how important cover letters really are.  Many hiring organizations scan submitted resumes for computer selection prior to forwarding the resume to a human being.  

However, I think that a follow-up letter sent to the interviewer at the hiring organization after an in-person interview is very important.

If a cover letter is prepared, here of some of the articles suggestions:

1.   Free of typographical and grammatical errors

2.   No longer than one page

3.   Three or four concise paragraphs

4.   Addresses the hiring organization’s specific concerns

5.   Introduces the attached resume

Please comment in this blog or email me at glynjordan@gmail.com your suggestions for cover letters.  Do you think that a cover letter is really needed? 

Thanks, Glyn!