The 8 Cover Letters You Need to Read Now

Cover letters: They strike fear in the hearts of millions, and just uttering the phrase is enough to make a grown man cry. Who the heck writes a good cover letter anyway?

What You Really Need to Apply for a Job—and What You Don't

An ideal candidate should have a strong marketing background, five years of experience in the consumer goods industry, a track record of designing and running complex marketing campaigns for new consumer products, proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, and a graduate-level degree with a focus on marketing or public relations.

How to Show You Get the Company Culture in Your Cover Letter

It’s 1 AM, and you’ve come to the last part of your job application—the dreaded cover letter. Suddenly, that English degree doesn’t seem helpful, that latte not strong enough, and that confidence filling out the first half of the application all but lost. How in the world do I convince them that I’m the right fit for the job?

The Perfect Cover Letter Template to Show Off Your Skills

When it comes to writing a cover letter, you often hear the advice to walk through the highlight reel of your career path, showing why your background and experiences make you an ideal fit for the position in question.

But, well, what if you don’t exactly have that perfectly trodden path?