Cover Letter Tips: How to Write One and When It's Necessary

Do you struggle with writing cover letters? Unsure how to send one, what you should include, or whether it’s worth the effort at all? This online workshop offers tools to write clear, concise and compelling cover letters that effectively communicate your value.

You’ll learn:
- How to capture employers’ attention with your unique story
- The anatomy of a perfect cover letter (with examples)
- When you should use a cover letter

Here are the links posted "in the chat" during this webinar for further learning:

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:25 Purpose of a cover letter
3:22 The formula for a successful cover letter
3:55 Header
4:13 Greeting
4:28 Attention-getter
5:30 STAR method
6:17 Skills + qualifications
7:15 Wrap-up
8:35 Explain gaps in employment
9:33 Closing
10:06 Best Practices
12:34 Should you write a new cover letter for every job application?
13:29 How should you send your cover letter?
14:09 What’s the best length for a cover letter?
14:55 What’s the best font for a cover letter?
15:34 Doesn’t my resume speak for itself?
16:45 What information is best left out of a cover letter?
17:25 Do keywords in the cover letter get picked up by the ATS?
18:03 How do you make sure you’re not just repeating yourself?
18:47 How do I write a cover letter when breaking into a different field?
19:32 Should I write a unique cover letter for each position when applying within the same company?

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[cynthiafruth]

Wow! For someone who has had the same job for 23 years until COVID and a new boss with restructuring, this has been a great help for me! Thanks!

[DougMcDave]

I have never written a cover letter. This is daunting! Thank you for helping me to approach this task. I want to advance into a professional position at a mental health center.

[therealbpatt]

Love how focused and to the point this is. Makes writing a cover letter less mystic! Thank you

[yupeaeyupeae]

Perfect explanation! Even clearly explained question marks in my mind I did not notice! Helped a lot thank you very much!

[sclape]

every time they say cover letter one of my braincells die.

[zarashine]

Thanks a lot ! and God Bless you guys!

[megabotvideos]

had to pause yeat for this, but i needed this to apply to ikea so thank you

[sssaab]

Hallo sir how do you do.this is MD Mostafa Kamal from Bangladesh jobs Oman. because my anted a 8things cover
letter .please are you help me.

[Lilas_lilas]

I hate cover letters. Why can’t cvs just be enough??? 😤 😠 😡