Cover letters are, according to a recent survey, seen by almost 50% of recruiters as being equally as important as the CV itself – although most people spend the least amount of time on them.
When someone has hundreds of CVs to plough through, the cover letter sets the tone of the application, and should inspire the reader to turn over enthusiastically and read the accompanying CV.
It’s the ideal opportunity for you to succinctly summarise and re-emphasise the skills and experiences you have highlighted in your CV, whilst also giving you greater latitude to express your personality.
It can help to focus attention on your strengths and distract attention away from any weaker points.
It’s clearly worth taking your time to get it right!
