Your Complete Guide to Writing a Cover Letter (Plus Bonus Tips & Examples)

Ah yes, the familiar cycle: You sit down to write a cover letter, open a blank document, check your email, browse cover letter examples, do some chores, watch that cursor blink a few more times, and finally Google something like “how to write a cover letter”—which hopefully brought you here. But you still might be thinking something to the effect of: Does anyone really read cover letters? Why do they even exist?

By Lindsey Kowalik
Lindsey Kowalik Senior Director