How To Write A Resume (With A History Of A Health Condition)

If you mail your resume, include a cover letter.

Consider the following guidelines when writing your letter:

• The letter should be typed. If you do not have your own stationery, buy decent stock from a local office supply store. (You don't have to spend a lot of money).
• The letter should follow business form.
  • Centered at the top should be your name and mailing address.
  • Next, on the left hand margin, should be the date: for excample:  January 1, 2012.
  • Skip a few lines and type in:
    • The name and title of the person to whom the letter is addressed -- then
    • The company name (be sure to use the correct legal name - not a nickname)
    • The address: number, street, suite number, -- then
    • City and state (abbreviate the state using the 2 letter postal system code. For example, Missouri is MO)
  • Skip a few lines, and type: Dear (Mr)(Ms)(Mrs) XXXXXXXX
  • Skip a few more lines and write your letter.
  • After the body of the letter is complete, skip a few lines and type a closing such as: Sincerely yours or Very truly yours.
  • Leave a few lines, then type your name. 
  • Sign the letter above your typed name.
• Open with a short statement which identifies the job for which you are applying, emphasizes how well qualified you are for the job, and states how much you can contribute to the company.
• Sell yourself. 
  • One way is to make the letter as personal as possible - while being brief. You do not want to waste the reader's time.
  • Emphasize the skills you have that are similar to those desired or which will make it easy for an employer to picture you doing the job.
• Do not mention the skills or experience you don’t have which the job description requires.

Ask someone who is good at it to proof read your letter (and resume) before sending. The letter is all the employer will see at the start. It 

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