careerhunters

By Kris Winstahn

Thought you might find it useful to have some quick tips on writing Resume Cover Letters. Let me know what you think.

*Match your language in the covering letter to that of the language of the prospective employer.

This tip can help make your resume so much easier to read for the employer.

When I say ‘your language’, I am not talking about writing in English, I’m talking about using the same feel of language and terminology as used in the original job ad.

Look at the job advert very carefully and compare it to your resume covering letter. If the job advert refers to ‘Forestry Experience’ and your resume cover letter talks about ‘Foresting Experience’ then change it to the language used by the employer.

I know that sounds ridiculous, but a subtle detail like this could put you ahead of another candidate.

*Make sure your details are correct and current.

This is obviously such a big mistake that it will lead to you not be invited for an interview. You may never even know that you would have been invited along! You may be thinking, well, duh!

However, you will be surprised to know that sense of detail is not always intuitive. If I had to guess, I would say at least ten times that I tried to communicate with one candidate and got a ‘This number is no longer available, please try again’ or ‘Sorry, there are none in this house of that name.’

So when you review your resume and cover letter and the spelling and grammar mistakes, take a second to make sure the phone number is correct, too.

I hope these couple of tips will help you to get that dream job you’re looking for. Over time, I’m sure that looking at and applying these kind of strategies will improve your resume and cover letter.