Medical Resume Cover Letter: Why You Should Never Copy A Cover Letter Online
“Let your medical resume cover letter sell you.” That’s what I found online. There isn’t much more on how to achieve this. I did find a few examples of what to write, but they never related to me or my level of experience. Some had too much information and some were so bland and generic it was like reading a bad stamp card.
Copying a medical resume cover letter you find online is never a good idea. Most are the same recycled information. Filling paper but saying little about you. You need to make a statement, especially with how competitive the field is getting. I wish they would stop running those commercials all day about the medical field. In any case, copying is not a good idea because it is always generic and does not attract the attention of the reader. You want them to review your resume. With a letter that does not attract the reader, it will not happen.
Try to imagine yourself talking to a person, in their own language. Not to friendly. Make it easy to read and reference the parts of your resume you want them to review. Most of the time they are overlooked. Tell them where to look so they find the most relevant information you want them to read. Keep the letter to one page, and supplement what you covered on the cover with what’s on the resume.
Do what you do. Don’t take a medical resume cover letter and all its information from an online source and keep the experience your own. This is not the field to do it. It is not advisable in any field, much less in the medical field. The medical field has a lot to offer and there will always be opportunities.
For those who want to do the little extra work that is needed, the medical resume cover letter will sell you if you present it well. A personalized letter is what worked best for me and my family. There are two nurses in my family and one of us is in the educational field. We all use the same tactics and luckily we get jobs in a relatively short period of time.
Looking for a job is a drag and having to do it for longer than necessary is worse. Go custom at almost every company you ship to and they will notice the extra work.