1 Cover Letter Template With A "Secret Seasoning" 99.9% Of Job Seekers NEVER Activate

Have you ever seen a great "quote" you felt you had to share with other people?
A quote that gives some good advice––and a little (or a lot) of inspiration?

Well, think long and hard about putting one of these emotion-evoking quotes IN your cover letter!

The hiring manager will instantly associate the quote with YOU, and the better it is, the more he or she will think of you. Step outside the box and offer MORE than just a list of your best skills and experiences. Give him or her a well thought out quote that will move you to the "top" of the "must interview" stack.

Here's how to embed a great quotation into your cover letter. Let's say you plan to apply for an account executive position at a food company. First, thank the manager in your cover letter for the chance to introduce yourself and your skills. Next, talk about how you found the opening, and all the good things you know about the company. Then go into why you think your skill set is a great fit for the job, and a few things about your experience. Finally, you invite the hiring manager to look at your full resume for all the details.

The NEXT sentence is where you start the paragraph with your quote.

Here's a good one: "Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." (Napoleon Hill)

Then add a short sentence that gives an example of how you fought through something tough in one of your past job experiences.

A good example would be: "You can trust that I will live out the meaning behind this powerful quote. My last company, XYX, was struggling to find a way to sell more products in the North Eastern region. I helped by coming up with a plan to upsell our existing clients in the region, and we were able to increase sales revenue by 25%.

I'd love to meet with you to discuss this in more detail, along with other examples of my success as an account manager."

Here's a cover letter template that shows how this "quotation" secret flows.

Jason McDonald
847 Pleasant Place
Seetow, AL 48372
Home: (123) 098-3534
Cell: (534) 234-6578
[email protected]

October 24, 2023

Mrs. Eleanor Garrison
HR Manager
Barnes Foods, Inc.
1235 Harrison Way
Seetow, AL 48372

Dear Mrs. Garrison:

I decided to contact you immediately upon seeing the account executive job listing you posted in The Seetow News. I am very interested in filling the position since I have four years of experience as an account executive in the food industry. In my previous positions I worked closely with upper management to increase sales in different territories.

I've proved to be extremely reliable, and I am able to work well with various people and management styles. I also have been known to take initiative when problems arise.

"Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit." (Napoleon Hill)

You can trust that I will live out the meaning behind this powerful quote. My last company, XYX, was struggling to find a way to sell more products in the North Eastern region. I helped in coming up with a plan to upsell our existing clients in the region, and we were able to increase sales revenue by 25%.

I'd love to meet with you to discuss this in more detail, along with other examples of my success as an account manager. Thank you for the opportunity to show you my various strengths. I hope you will consider how the skills in my resume, and the type of employee I have been can benefit you and the company at large.

I'd like to arrange an in-person meeting to further discuss the position, and how I can best fill it with my existing skills. Please call me at (123) 098-3534 to set up an interview.

Thank you again for reviewing my application package, and for your consideration.

Sincerely,

(signature)

Jason McDonald
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See how powerful that is? So, what's next?

Find a great quote you can apply to your past experience and put it in every cover letter you write!