Resources for good cover letters?

[juliahenry]

I'm looking for a new job and want to improve my cover letters. Can anyone recommend a good resource for this?

I've looked online but there's a lot of junk out there. If you know of a good website or book, please share!

[drloretta]

What specifically are you looking for?

In general, they should consist of 3 parts: 1) intro with how you found out about the job; 2) reasons you're perfect for the job; and 3) closing with contact info.

More creative fields can have somewhat jazzed up CLs; conservative fields have straightforward CLs.

[juliahenry]

Thanks for answering. I want something that will help me to write a more compelling cover letter. Maybe examples of good ones?

I know the basic format and the essentials are all there in my letter, it's just not very exciting. Any suggestions for how to go from ok to great?

Thanks!

[drloretta]

What makes it not very exciting? It doesn't necessarily have to be exciting.

MSN has some, google has some, linkedin probably has some. Avoid college job centers. They tend to be outdated IMO

[Laura Palmer]

www.askamanager.org/category/cover-letters

[kscarlett]

Nov 26, 2012 22:19:44 GMT -5 Laura Palmer said:

www.askamanager.org/category/cover-letters

I was going to post this website. It has tons of good information when you're job-searching.