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Writing a cover letter can be a difficult process, you want to market your skills and experience to the employer to show that you are the best fit for the job, but how much information is too much information.
A good starting point is to ensure you have read the job postings in its entirety, then make sure you select a few key responsibilities that you have experience with and write how you fit to those responsibilities. Don’t relate your skills to every single responsibility – you will want something to speak about in the interview as well.
When relating your experience/skills to the job that you are applying for, make sure that you are using relevant examples and its best to keep your examples employment related. The employer only wants to see that you have the skills/experience that they are looking for. That being said, adding a line or two about willingness to learn for skills that you don’t currently have is okay to do as well.
Personal opinions on issues should not be in your cover letter. For example, if you are applying for a firm that strongly supports a something that you strongly do not support – maybe you should not be applying for the job. Don’t apply for jobs for the sake of applying for a job – it’s a waste of time.
Show confidence in your skills; but don’t be conceded. Indicating that you are the queen of the earth when it comes to your job is probably not going to get you an interview. Employers want to see that an employee wants to learn and that they are interested in self-growth. Having an inflated ego will not land you an interview.
Take your time while writing your cover letter; this is your marketing statement – it should be well thought out and effort should be put into creating it. Always make sure you find out whom to address your letter to. If the job posting does not say the name of the person who will be reviewing applications, call the company and find out.
Keep your cover letter simple and to the point; it should not be longer than 1 page.
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