A lot of the time spent on job searching is spent on crafting a cover letter. They're an integral part of the process, and they are your first impression to whomever reviews your resume, so it's important to take the time to create a professional, yet personable, letter. For lack of anything better to do, I will demonstrate how to write a proper cover eltter.

There's a global supply chain coordinator position I am applying to. For such a position it's important my cover letter stress my international experience. Thusly, I have crafted the following letter:

To the Director of Human Resources--

Right. Look, you need someone who’s done stuff, internationally, like, right? Well, I’m that guy. Really. Did stuff with Morocco. Well, not “with” Morocco, it’s not like we dated or anything, but FOR our Morocco production facility. That’s pretty exotic, I know. And I worked with a freight forwarder, so I know how to do that. Work with a freight forwarder, that is, I didn’t actually do the forwarding. Just sort of packed things up in a box and let someone else do all the work getting it to Morocco.

And I’ve done other stuff. Reducing cost stuff. And I’ve been a supervisor, so that should count for something, too. Oh, and I’ve talked with a whole lot of people. On the phone and in person, too. Not just work stuff, I got friendly with them, which was quite keen and I think my friendliness can be an asset to you, because if I talk with people then I can become friends with them, and it’s much easier doing business with friends than not-friends.

So here’s my resume. It’s also neat and formal so it shows that I can be neat and formal when I need to. My contact info is there, too, so you can give me a buzz and we can set up an interview to talk about how I’d be good for the job. Or you can, you know, just give me a call and we can talk first. I’m cool either way.

Sincerely,

Craig Klein


See how I specifically address the needs of the prospective employer? Professional, yet personable.

I bang out a half dozen more babies like this and I'll be working in no time.