How To Write A Perfect Cover Letter To Get Noticed

To customise your cover letter is your "first step in the door" when it come to getting your resume reviewed by employers. Therefore, it makes sense, to spend some time preparing your cover letter to enable you the best opportunity of being considered. Read on to see how I design the perfect cover letter for clients that get great results!

Firstly, The Introduction

Keep it simple, clear and well mannered to state your intention for the letter and how you found out about the job. Its very similar to your objective statement statement.

By including how you found out about the position, the employer gets a feel for your intention, and can also see what method of advertising is working. This is a good chance add any details of a referral - if someone encouraged you to apply then use that to your advantage and mention it. Especially if they are someone of good standing from the firm then you can add this information.

An example of a first paragraph could be:
I would like to apply for the role of [add the position] within [add the department or company] as listed above. This position caught my interest whilst I was searching on seek.com.

or

"I would like to apply for the role of [add the position] within [add the department or company] as listed above. I became aware of this position when a family friend (John Doe - Personal Assistant to CEO) encouraged me to apply and provided a recommendation."

Your Interests

Next paragraph should be 1-2 sentences explaining what interests you about the position in particular. This is a good opportunity to show enthusiasm, motivation and of course explain what it is about the job, hours, location, company or field of work that caused you to notice this vacancy?
For example:

"This position is of specific interest to me because I have developed a passion for customer interaction and providing customer service. You could say I am a people person and enjoy the opportunity to make a lasting impression."

Skills

The following paragraph is extremely important to share your skills and experience that will be of benefit to the position. Look through the job description to see what skills they require, and jot down the skills you have that match and if anything your skills will enable the company to achieve its goals.
An example of this paragraph would be:

"In short my last role that has major relevance was adult educator at a high school for 3 years where I taught during evenings for adult life skills much like the description of this position. My diverse background includes vocational teaching and communication oriented positions that are oriented towards personal support for people as that is an area I am very much passionate about. "

Follow Up

Final paragraph is for you to state the next steps you will take to follow up. This is the edge that may put your resume at the top of the potential candidates. A sentence like:

"Thank you for taking the time to consider my suitability to this position. I would like to get in touch over the next five days confirm if you require any additional information regarding my experience. "

As recommended by one successful melbourne resume Business - The trick here is to actually follow up in five days with email or a call and ask if they require any further information at this point such as a list of references or a writing sample etc. This really just gives you the opportunity to build rapport, get noticed and make a lasting impression. This contact shows the company that you have integrity in doing what you said you would do.
So good luck with your cover letter, and I would love to hear back from you once you have applied this format to your job applications.