1. When you fax your cover letter and resume, the cover letter goes into the body of the fax cover sheet. You don't have a cover sheet and a separate cover letter. Just the fax cover and the resume.
2. Absolutely use a cover letter. Most cover letters can be prepared in the same font ans style as the resume. Either way, definitely use a cover letter.
3. Adding to the previous answer, the main reason to use a cover letter is to make sure your resume gets to its intended recipient. Frequently, companies give you the most used fax number-meaning your resume could end up in a pile of faxes. Do you know what happens to the papers that pile up for any length of time at a fax machine used by multiple people? The trash can. It's always a good follow-up to call to make sure they receive your fax and that the transmission was readable. Inexpensive fax machines can turn beautiful resumes into chicken scratch, and with no cover sheet, they'll never know who was trying to send what! Lastly, if you are faxing a resume in response to a classified ad, or even an online job posting, you would be surprised at how many wrong fax numbers are mistakenly displayed. (Due to typos, errors by newspaper staff, or simply employers giving the regular phone line number and not the fax number!)
4. I was taught at school that to send in a resume or job application without a covering letter is very discourteous. The covering letter can be very short.
True. A cover letter should be a summary of your resume.
Yes, you can use "I" in a cover letter, just not in your resume.
As with any letter, a cover letter should begin with a salutation, or greeting. The body of the letter serves as your introduction. You should let the company or business know for what job you are applying, and your background information. Before closing the letter give the company some contact information.
The appropriate time to present a resume and cover letter is at the time of application. You should also take a copy of each with you to the interview just in case.
Yes, the cover letter should be a separate piece of paper from the resume. Go to Monster.com for great advice and instructions on how to submit letters, resumes and follow up letters. Good Luck!
A cover letter is meant to get your resume noticed by prospective employers. Therefore it should be addressed "dear Mr/Dr/Mrs/Ms, etc ____________" and then proceed to explain why that one specific job is right for both you and why the company should hire you. Make sure to not copy everything from your resume, and make each one as job specific as possible.
A cover letter is usually attached to a resume.
Both. That is, you should list your work experience, education, certifications and such in a general way in the resume. In the cover letter, you should highlight those of your qualifications that specifically match the job requirements. This makes it easier on the HR person screening resumes to say "Yep, this matches our bullet points" and pass the resume on to the hiring manager. They may or may not pass along the cover letter as well, so this information should be in the resume as well.
You have to be aggressive. Make sure that you have a great cover letter and a great resume. Know everything about the Company. Go to google and research the company.
The following are your resumé and covering letter is a correct sentence.
The letter usally goes on top of an enclosed resume.
Repeating too many details from the resume