I realized it was time to write another cover letter story, this one geared to kids who have no fancy internships or summer jobs on their razor-thin résumés. (I wrote a story about early-career ...

The last piece of the puzzle before you make that first contact with the employer you want is the all important–and time-consuming–cover letter. You’ve read the articles and the books and you know ...

A strong cover letter encourages further consideration. A strong cover letter opener encourages further reading of your cover letter, so it has a chance to do its magic. The magic of cover letters ...

Writing an effective cover letter has changed a lot in the past few years. Gone are the formal, stilted rules governing the “Dear Sir/Madam” page-length introductions. As attention spans ...

You spend hours on a job application before submitting it for consideration. Recruiters, on the other hand, “really only take between 10 to 30 seconds on each résumé,” says Rachel Williams ...