Cover Letters The cover letter is an individually addressed letter that explains why an employer should pay attention to you and why a particular job or organization is appropriate for you. A cover letter accompanies a resume and, therefore, should highlight your strengths (as appropriate for the position), not repeat your resume. This letter should be interesting -- give specific examples to back up the strengths you wish to highlight and be clear about the aspects of the position (and/or organization) that interest you. Guidelines How to write and format a cover letter Sample cover letter s Sample 1 (HTML | PDF) Cover Letters For Networking -- Please see our Networking section List of References -- Please see "Creating a Reference List"