Cover Letters Your resume is a very important component of your job search. Having a great cover letter to accompany your resume is equally as important as the resume. Admittedly not all prospective employers read cover letters but many do. Your cover letter introduces you and presells what you have to offer in your resume. [...]

Dos and Don’ts                                                                                 By Robert Half International It’s a common dilemma: You have a job but you want a better one. Whether you’ve outgrown your current role, seek increased compensation or need a change of scene, you’re ready to explore new employment options. But how should you go about tracking down opportunities and meeting with hiring [...]

Some people say that the resume is THE most important part of the job changing process, while others say it’s the cover letter and even others say it’s the interview.  The truth is that they are all right and wrong! t’s like asking what is more important in a car, the brake pedal, the gas [...]

By Anthony Balderrama, CareerBuilder.com writer Chances are you went through several drafts of your résumé before you submitted it to a prospective employer. You wrote and rewrote each line several times and had friends, family, even strangers proofread it. But if you send it off without enclosing a cover letter, your hard work may never [...]