Do I really need to write a cover letter?

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Do you need a cover letter? Do people still read it? Is it relevant? The answer to all those questions is YES. The most important job-search document you need to land your next role, aside from the resume, is the cover letter. Join Chelsea in today’s episode and learn how your cover letter can make or break your job application! 

In this episode we cover:

·        You are far more than your resume

·        Grab their attention right away - make it about the company

·        Let them know that you are a person with emotions and goals 

·        Personalize it - address your cover letter to a person 

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Quotes: 

[00:01:32] A well thought out and a well-written cover letter shows that you actually took time aside to actually think, sit down and write a letter directly to your future employer. And more than anything, it gives you the opportunity to show-case yourself a little bit more. Because, if you think about it – you are not just your resume, you are far more than your resume and your cover letter is the perfect avenue to show-case who you are, what you are about and why you even want to work for the employer.

[00:09:38] Cover letters still matter, they are relevant. And they can make all the difference as far as someone choosing you from another person. Especially if it’s exciting and it shows them something new. You want employers to want to get to know you more and that is what a cover letter can do for you.