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| The Essential Six Sigma Cover Letter |
by Mary Ruff, iSixSigma Staff Writer
If a well-written resume is a snapshot of your employment history and job skills, a good cover letter is the caption for that photograph. The cover letter is perhaps the best - and yet most-often overlooked - opportunity for you to market yourself to a potential employer. It is the place where you make your first impression. It can be the difference between landing an in-person interview and your resume not even making it out of the Human Resources in-box.
Why Is a Cover Letter Important?
Everyone knows the essentials of a good resume, thus most resumes have a certain sameness in appearance. As for content, resumes from the best-qualified job candidates are usually only different by a matter of degree. Seldom does a single resume stand alone as the one with the precise credentials a company is seeking. Here is where a well-crafted cover letter comes in. It allows the applicant to sell particular virtues of their education or experience, to point out what makes them special, and to offer a potential employer a view of their attitude and personality.
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