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HowtoWriteAKick-AssCoverLetterHowtoWriteAKick-AssCoverLetterTherearetwobigpiecestotheresumepuzzle–theresumeitselfandthewell-craftedcoverletter.Ifyourresumeisthecar,thenyourcoverletterarethetires.Mostpeopledon’tthinkaboutthetiresontheircarbutyourtiresaretheonlythingonyourcarthattouchestheroad.Mostpeopledon’tthinkmuchabouttheircoverletters,especiallywithsomuchjobhuntingonline,butit’simportantbecauseitgivesyoutheopportunitytorelateyourresumetothejob.Alistingofaccomplishmentsisnice,especiallyifyouraccomplishmentsaremany,butsometimeshiringmanagersneedhelpfiguringoutwhyyoumightbethebestfitforajobopening.Afteryou’vefiguredoutthetemplateandwrittenafewcoverletters,theprocesswillbeveryeasyandyou’llbeabletoproduceagoodcoverletterinjustafewminutes.Ifthehiringmanagerneverseesit,it’sonlyafewminuteslost.Ifthehiringmanagerdoes,it’sagreatopportunitytopresentyourskillsandaccomplishmentsinawaythatmatchesthejobopening.ThisarticleispartofBargaineeringCareerWeek2009,aweek-longseriesfocusedonyourcareer–howtofindajob,howtotailoryourresume,howtofindthejobopportunitiesandhowtonailtheinterview.Thisarticleisthefirstarticleofdaytwo–resumereconstruction.ResearchTheCompany,IndustryBeforeyoudoanything,researchthecompanyandtheindustrytheyarein.It’simportantforyoutounderstandthecompany’score,suchasitsmissionandit’svalues,aswellastheirhistoryandcurrentstateofbusiness.Youmaynotnecessarilyusethisinthecoverletterbutyouwanttounderstandiftheyemphasizeanythinginparticular,soyoucantailorthelettertoemphasizethoseaswell(aslongasitmakessense).Thiswillalsobecrucialshouldyoulandaninterview.ResearchTheJobPositionThejoblistingwillhavealistofqualificationstheyarelookingforandonesthatarerequired.Besuretotakenotesonbothandensurethatyousatisfythejob’srequirements.Whenyouwriteyourcoverletter,you’llwanttoemphasizesomeoftheskillsyoupossesthatmatchtheirneedsandcomplementtheirneeds.Youwillalsowanttofindthenameofthehiringmanagersothaty