Cover Letters Give Chance for Specifics

I have encouraged readers to tighten their resumes to the essentials.

Hand in hand with that idea is a cover letter targeted to the specific sports career position you are pursuing. The cover letter allows you to get into more depth about your qualifications for a specific job.

By covering it here, you highlight your qualifications and accomplishments while saving the reader the time of digging through a resume to find it.

I’ve posted an article with six ideas for improving your cover letter. If you’re just getting started, be sure to click through to the About.com Job Searching site on the links provided.