subject: Resume Cover Letter Software - What I Liked And Didn't Like [print this page] Resume cover letter software promises to make your letter undeniable in the eyes of the reader. It almost guarantees that you will land the job. Of course it's not in their best interest to do this yet the sales pitch is pretty heavy on the side of absolute confidence you'll make the interview. I recently used such a program and though I didn't land and interview at every opportunity. I did find some aspects of the software useful and other aspects over exaggerated.
First, what I found that works from the software is the research into the correct wording you want to use. For example, the format and language is different from medical to executive and educational. For me, in the educational field, it came in very handy that the custom phrases and statements, that I just had to tweak by the way to make my own, were already in a language that the reader could relate too. The reader relating to it was what I found to be important. Just about every branch has its own dialect. The closer I could get my letter to that the better my chances were to getting in the door.
What I felt under delivered, from what I expected, was the amount of editing I had to do. I expected to just plug some information and voila, a perfect custom letter would pop out of the software. Not so. I had to tweak and adjust to make it my own. Which is not really that bad considering that, it's better than a generic letter found online or a letter that a resume cover letter software spits out, making no sense and not effectively engaging the reader.
When you think about it, it's not that bad to have to tweak a cover letter. It would have taken me much more time to research and find out how to better word my resume cover letter. This way eighty five percent of the work is done and I just finish the customization of the letter along with personal information and personal experiences to make it stand out and make it more genuine and custom to myself.
Would I recommend the use if a resume cover letter software? That really is up to the individual to decide. I wanted every edge I could have to ensure I had my foot in the door. I'm the type of person that doesn't like to leave things to chance. For that reason it was a good decision, for me.
