A cover letter is a complement to your resume that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 explains why you are a good fit for a specific position,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 demonstrates your motivation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 makes you stand out among other candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In fact, it\u2019s an opportunity to add personal details to your application. In it, you explain why this particular position interests you and how your skills can help solve tasks in that workplace. Unlike a resume, a cover letter can be more lively and emotional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goal<\/strong>: Convince the employer to open your resume and invite you for an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Content<\/strong>: A description of skills and achievements relevant to the job opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Motivation<\/strong>: The reasons why you want to work at this particular company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You don\u2019t need a long cover letter. HR specialists emphasize that these three sentences decide everything:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Trigger – show that you understand the company\u2019s mission or essence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Highlight suitability – briefly emphasize relevant experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 Call to action – invite to a dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first line of your resume or cover letter determines whether you will be considered or not. If you start with, \u201cI am a motivated professional with extensive experience\u2026\u201d you might as well not continue. Recruiters don\u2019t read, they scan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s why your first sentence should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 showcase your strongest achievement,<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 match the job requirements,<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2022 hook the reader enough to want to keep reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Try to put more meaning, not more words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Example<\/strong>: \u201cI see that your team is launching a new product on the market. I have 3 years of experience in product marketing, with a successful track record of promoting this type of product, as well as experience attracting [specific number] of users. I\u2019d be glad to discuss how I can help strengthen your project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Good luck in landing your desired position!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A cover letter is a complement to your resume that: \u2022 explains why you are a good fit for a specific position, \u2022 demonstrates your motivation, \u2022 makes you stand out among other candidates. In fact, it\u2019s an opportunity to add personal details to your application. In it, you explain why this particular position interests […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resources","tag-candidates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gainrep.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gainrep.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gainrep.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gainrep.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gainrep.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gainrep.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210,"href":"https:\/\/www.gainrep.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208\/revisions\/210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gainrep.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gainrep.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gainrep.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gainrep.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}