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!
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.
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.
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.
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
Your resume and cover letter should remain current so that you don't have to play the memory recall game every time you decide you might like to pursue another opportunity. It is also good to keep your resume current if you pursue an opportunity internally. As you apply for opportunities, you should tweak both the resume and the cover letter so that it hits the key points of the role for which you are applying.
No, you do an abstract with research. A cover letter goes with a resume.
If you resume suggest that you are over qualified or too experienced for a position it is best to include a cover letter. Your cover letter should describe your willingness to work in the position.
Most employer's websites have a place where you can either compose a cover letter using their text editor, or upload from your computer. If you only have the choice of submitting a resume, you might want to put the text of your cover letter on the same page as your resume