Career Couch - Don’t Neglect to Send a Cover Letter When Applying for a Job - Interview - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/jobs/15career.html?em

Good advice on applying for jobs electronically.

Great Study in Style, Tone, Content and Energy of a Cover Letter

Cover letters are still necessary, and in a competitive market they can give you a serious edge.

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Kickass example of a coverletter / portfolio website. this is how these things should be done. personalized. you put your heart into it and hope you don't fail.

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comments as well

There are really only a few times to use a cover letter: 1. When you know the name of the person hiring 2. When you know something about the job requirement 3. When you've been personally referred (which might include 1 and 2) Under those conditions, you can help your cause by doing some of the résumé analysis for your potential new boss. To illustrate, here's the best cover letter I ever received: Dear David: I am writing in response to the opening for xxxx, which I believe may report to you. I can offer you seven years of experience managing communications for top-tier xxxx firms, excellent project-management skills, and a great eye for detail, all of which should make me an ideal candidate for this opening. I have attached my résumé for your review and would welcome the chance to speak with you sometime. Best regards, Here's what I like about this cover letter: It's short. It sums up the résumé as it relates to the job. It asks for the job.

In my last post I talked about how to make your résumé more likely to catch the attention of a hiring manager. As a follow up, I'd like to discuss cover letters. Here's my basic philosophy on them: don't bother.

Ah, the dreaded cover letter. Boring to write, difficult to get right, and you’re usually preoccupied by other things (such as the portfolio and resume, which are also really important).  Unfortunately, your cover letter is a company’s first exposure to you, and it determines whether your application is trashed or fast-tracked to the company’s to-hire list.