Writing a cover letter that sells the interview may seem intimidating at first, but really it all comes down to looking at your job search from the employer's point of view.

The cover letter is a powerful weapon in your arsenal of job-hunting tools. Here are four ways to make the most of it.

You've found the job opening and revised your resume to fit it. You've written, edited and proofed your cover letter to go with it. Before you send, you wonder if there's anything you can do to make sure you stand out from the crowd. Here are five small changes you can make in just a few minutes to make sure your cover letter gets read and raises your odds of a response.

The resume cover letter can open doors for you in your job search. Don't make the mistake of leaving it out.

Your cover letter is your opportunity to persuade the employer to give you an interview. Make the most of it by avoiding these five mistakes.

Once you've come to understand the importance of sending a cover letter with your resume when applying for a job, the next step is to learn how to write one. Here are the five parts of a cover letter and how they function to set the interview.

A cover letter and resume are like an ad for a computer. The resume is the specifications, and the cover letter is the sales copy. A consumer makes a preliminary decision from the ad copy and checks the specification to see if they're adequate. Your resume cover letter works the same way.