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Title:Does Your Cover Letter Look Like This?

Author:Barbara Adams, CPRW, CEIP, CMRC, CFRW

Date:April 2012

Source:www.militaryresumewriters.com and www.careerproplus.com

Career professionals offer so many different opinions regarding whether cover letters should be sent with your resume. Well, most resumes are emailed today and I highly recommend you enter your cover letter in the body of the email or as an attachment when applying for a job.

Your cover letter should address what position you are applying for and provide information directly in support of what experience the position is requiring. Additionally, you "must" convey why you are the person for the job by combining your experience in clear accomplishment oriented statements that will highlight your success.

Does your cover letter look like this sample? If not, you might want to rethink how your first impression convey's why an employer should hire you.

Download a copy of this sample cover letter.

Barbara Adams, President and CEO of CareerPro Global (CPG), the parent company of http://www.careerproplus.com/ and www.militaryresumewriters.com, has been a member of the careers community for the past 20 years. Ms. Adams holds four prestigious industry certifications. CareerPro Global is the only ISO 9001-2008 Certified Career Service in the industry, as well as one of the fastest-growing Military, Federal, and Civilian Resume-Writing and Careers-Coaching companies. The team of Certified Professional Federal and Military Resume Writers at CPG assist thousands of clients in applying for and gaining employment each year. We can help you land your military to civilian job.

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