Cover Letter

You’ve created the perfect cover letter, and you’re itching to send it. However, before you do so, there’s one thing to remember. Learning how to sign a cover letter is a must. Here’s a quick guide to get you started.

There is plenty of advice out there in terms of writing a cover letter, so we thought that we would summarize it into a simple do and don’t format.

The job search is tough enough without obsessing about every word in each cover letter that you send. But why wouldn’t you? Your cover letter keywords might make all the difference.

In this blog post we discuss the top tips on identifying when and how a funny cover letter could work for you. Comedy is not for everyone, but by following our tips you’re sure to end up with a quality cover letter that makes you stand out for all the right reasons.

Looking for a swift way to strengthen your next application? Including some powerful cover letter skills is the answer. Read our complete guide now.

“Sir” or “Madam” might have their place in polite society, but not in cover letters. Here, we look at why “Dear Sir or Madam” is the wrong way to address your cover letter recipient and the best alternatives.

What is a cover letter? What should it cover? How can a page of writing make an incremental difference to the chances of securing an interview?

It’s unwise to treat cover letter spacing as an afterthought. Get it right and readers likely won’t notice. But getting it wrong could mean game over. Even if they don’t realize what’s “off” about the letter, they’ll simply move on to the next application. The cover letter spacing advice in this guide will help make your letter reader-friendly.

If you’re wondering whether hiring managers even read cover letters in 2023, we’re here to assure you that this essential document is still extremely necessary and may just be the thing that lands you the interview.

Just because popular advice says that a cover letter should not be longer than one page, doesn’t mean it has to fill one page. We share 10 different short cover letter samples to ponder.

A message to a hiring manager at the beginning of the hiring process could go two ways. Here is what you need to do to make sure that it secures you that crucial interview.

Applying for jobs happens all around the globe, of course. But how do job seekers in different countries apply for a job? Does a Dutch cover letter look different than it does in another country? To shed light on the differences, resume.io analyzed over 350,000 cover letters from 19 countries.