Most of you who read my blog will know that I don't think much of cover letters. I think even less of those that appear as an attachment in an email. Well, the best part is I don't have to even open them.
Careerjournal has some advice today on email cover letters and I couldn't have put it better myself:
As for cover letters, don't attach one unless an employer specifically requests it, because employers don't have time to open and read them, says Christine Goodson, director of talent sourcing for SPX Corp., an industrial manufacturer in Charlotte, N.C., employing about 15,000. Use your email text as a very brief cover letter, Ms. Goodson says. Just say in about three sentences why you are the best person for the opening and offer your phone number. "You should say, 'I am applying for this job, I have x, y, and z qualifications, and please call me at this number,'" Ms. Goodson says. "That will capture attention better than anything." Sound advice that you should follow. Now go read the whole thing here.
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