A cover letter must be written in such a manner that should convey all important information about candidate and job post for which he is applying. It is said that a cover letter must be an essence of your personality so it must be very relevant and to the point. In both resume and cover letter the writing style is very formal and pattern is official. A personal profile doesn't mean that you write your whole life story but it is about writing three main things
· Who you are
· What you have
· What you have done
· What you can do
It is a skill that can deliver accurate and essential information, which all candidates must know and implement upon. There are although many ways to write a cover letter but its basic rules and requirements are same and can be directed into many patterns of cover letter.
While it takes a tremendous amount of time to craft a cover letter that is specific to a particular employer/position, it is necessary if you want an interview. Here are some tips that will aid you in this process:
While writing a cover letter it is important to calculate the time that a normal reader can take to read whole content, after that you may go for writing it. Here are some important tips that can help you in this regard:
Read job description
Read the job posts thoroughly and then apply. All details regarding job post and duties or responsibilities that an employee must do are written in job description. If you find something lacking in you and that is needed for the job then don’t apply for such jobs in Pakistan. There is a huge medium of internet which can provide job of your type. It is better to apply in more than one job so that you can have multiple choices if called for an interview. After reading job description, prepare yourself for writing cover letter. Note down all information that is mentioned in job offer ad. It’s good if you first write content of cover letter by hand and after that type on computer, but if you want to write directly on computer than it is also fine.
Format of cover letter:
When you have done with reading the job description decide format of your cover letter, your cover letter must be according to the job post, if you are going to apply for a higher post then cover letter for that post is different from any ordinary job post. Thousands of cover letter formats are available on internet and anyone can take template from there. Many online resume writing service providers also present now days that can write your resume and cover letter on cost or can suggest you any cover letter format, according to your desire.
What to write in cover letter
After the selection of format, content of cover letter came. Few things I have mentioned in first paragraph, cover letter must not be too much lengthy and must be comprise on one single page. Content of a cover letter can be divided into three parts to make it easy and comprehensive:
· First paragraph
Like other writings first paragraph of cover letter consists on introduction. In this paragraph candidate must provide its relevant information like name, national identity card number, and contact info like email address, telephone number, social website account or personal website link.
After mentioning this information candidate must write name and designation of the employer to whom he is sending cover letter. The form of cover letter is very similar to formal letters.
· Second paragraph
In second paragraph, which can also be treated as body or main theme of letter candidate must write why he is writing this letter. Moreover the job offer and how you came to know about this job post must also be mention in this paragraph. Here in this paragraph candidate must provide important details about its academics, past experience and skills. All information must be mentioned in proper format and in highlighted manner.
· Third paragraph
Third paragraph is the ending session and in this candidate must provide his abilities and some little details about his experience that he has earned previously and lastly the greetings. More can a candidate adds in this session is his capabilities, if there is some online record is there then link it increase value of candidate.
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