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A cover letter’s purpose is to introduce yourself to the potential employer and it should be brief and outline your skills and achievements and any accomplishments you have made in past work. Your cover letter should be used alongside your resume to outline what you have accomplished in the past, the cover letter should also state why you think you are the best candidate for the job and also what you could offer the company should they hire you.
It should be well written and laid out and just a few paragraphs long, your cover letter could mean the difference between your resume being read and you being considered or invited to attend an interview or not.
Tips for writing a successful cover letter
Everyone that writes a resume should include with it a cover letter, the cover letter is usually the first thing an interviewer will look for, a well planned cover letter will tell the recruiter if you are worth considering and if they should read your resume to learn more about you.