Sending out multiple copies of same tired cover letter gives impression that you are lazy and are saturating job market with same sample cover letter. What employer wants an employee who is lazy and doesn't have an original thought in their head? Not many.

The Benefits of a Sample Cover Letter

But what if I'm not a creative type of person? That's fine. Not everyone is. We all have our strengths and weaknesses and there are some benefits to using a resume cover letter example.

Using a sample cover letter can give you a foundation to create your own; insuring you stay focused on task at hand. However, wording should be your own. A sample cover letter gives you correct recipe; it's up to you to add ingredients. If you feel as though you truly need a template use following hints:

·Address your letter to a real, live individual. Avoid trap of "Dear Sir/Madam' that is so common in many sample cover letters.

·Specifically state how you found out about job or who referred you. This will help to liven it up.

·Mention something unique about company you hope to employ you. Don't use canned wording like 'your successful track record'.

More Resume Cover Letter Examples

There are several websites dedicated to career related issues which can help you build an impressive cover letter. They also provide sample cover letters and examples of other letters related to job search process.

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Example: Drug Emporium, Wayne, PA Cashier, June to September, 2001 Supervised customer check out Handled cash register Managed and stocked merchandise

You can also list relevant volunteer activities or work experience programs if you do not have much job experience.

Achievements

If you have any special achievements you would like to announce, you can use this section. Maybe you made a suggestion that saved your previous boss a ton of money. You can list it in this section of your resume outline.

Special Skills

The remaining sections of resume can include additional skills such as fluency in a foreign language.

References

You should leave this section out altogether. References are not required at this stage and stating that 'References are available upon request' is assumed anyway... so you just end up wasting valuable space!

Additional Optional Sections

You can add additional sections to your resume outline such as volunteer work, community involvement or honors. You also have to decide on layout of your resume.

Choose a common font and medium range font-size, such as 12. Decide how you want to highlight headings of different sections. You can use bold, italics or underline to highlight section headings. Some people use bold and a larger font size to highlight their name on resume.

The last part of your resume will probably receive little focus, so if you have a marketable skill or outstanding honor you should try to incorporate them in earlier sections of your resume.

You can find a lot of resources on web that can provide you with free outlines and sample resume layouts. Usually an outline will differ if resume is for a recent college graduate or a long time professional. Choose a resume outline that is specific to your career field and you can build your resume around that outline.

Roger Clark (BSc) has over 25 years experience in career development & recruitment at a senior level.

http://www.top-career-resumes.com