Just don’t write one. They are rarely well done (they are typically variations of “To get a job”) which is exactly not helpful at all.
If you feel the need to explain yourself, now is the time to polish your cover letter and stop making it the generic necessity that it always ends up being. Some recruiters don’t read cover letters anymore. I do. I love a well written one so much, I am willing to sacrifice myself to the cover letter idiots who write.
Dear Sir or Maddam,
Please accept my resume for the position of [enter title here] advertised in the [enter newspaper name here]. As you’ll see in my resume, I have a wide variety of skills that fits perfectly with this position.
I look forward to speaking to you further on this matter.
Joe Applicant
If that’s what you want to do with your cover letter, just leave it off. The people that do care won’t like you and for the people that don’t care, it will just get in the way. My suggestion is to stick your objective in your cover letter though and customize it for each job you apply for.
Speaking of resumes, those people that have submitted their resumes to me but haven’t heard back from me, I am working through them. I’ve seen some real promise shown.
