• The "opening act" or introduction to your Rockin Resume.  Some employers want to know more about you in detail before ever reviewing your qualifications.
• The "encore" or extra piece that better describes and validates your qualifications and claims on your resume
• Rockin Cover Letters can also work as your "Letter of Interest"
• The COLOR to a black and white application.  Applications are not marketing tools; they are black and white legal documents that you must be very accurate on and sign.  However, if you are emailing or faxing your application, it never hurts to include your Rockin Cover Letter to help explain the information on your application

Basic Rockin Cover Letter Outline
Company information at the top, including Hiring Manager Name,  Their Title, Company Name, Address, and the Date.

Paragraph 1: Who I am and Why I’m writing.
"Hello, My name is ____________ and I am applying for the ______________ position with ____________ company.  I am ...

Paragraph 2: Current Skills and Education and how they relate to the job duties you are asking for.

Paragraph 3: What soft and technical skills/ pieces of my story I can contribute to help make your company more successful.

Paragraph 4: How I fit in to your company.  Thank you in advance for your consideration… Address follow up.
Your information goes at the bottom.  Why?  Because just to be safe, they don’t know who you are yet, but they will know who they are.