Thursday 6 February 2014

How to Write Cover Letter for Social Work Jobs?

The social work jobs are required to give social worker information that helps in building career of social workers on the right direction. In order to have a good job, one should have an attractive cover letter to show their talent and expertise knowledge for recruitment in any renowned organization.

A social worker basically works with people who have been excluded from any region for any reason such as experience crisis. They help or provide support service to children or families, rehabilitant worker, etc. Hence it is necessary to have an effective cover letter that properly summarizes one’s skill and qualifications for a reputed position.

Cover Letter for Social Work

A good cover letter makes one to get special recognition among the job applicants. It lets one to express their personality that suitably fits into the organization.The basic purpose to use this letter is that it primarily serves the considerations of “why should a company hire the concerned person”.
  • It helps the company by providing assured focusing on the jobseeker needs and solutions to problems. It describes the most qualified knowledge of the associated organization or company.
  • The length of the cover letter should be concise i.e. to the point and short for about one page only.
  • One is needed to figure their skills and qualifications in a strength-full manner. He/she may also describe 2-3 primary work or qualification at the end of the letter that is required by the respective company.
  • The cover letter should be folded in such a manner that a line is drawn in the mid portion from top to bottom and on the very top-left side, the skills/qualifications/degree and related fields should be labeled along with its associated examples. This helps in categorizing the best qualified employee as a social job worker.
It is mandatory to have at least important paragraphs in a good cover letter with following conditions taken along with it i.e.
  • The very 1st paragraph must describe about the position one needs to have. For example- “I spoke with------- and he/she suggested me to apply for--------------rank and said that my qualifications would be much more suitable for this position in the company.” Information regarding the company should also be mentioned in 1-2 lines as well. As this can help in identifying one as to how much he/she has craze about that very company or organization.
  • The 2nd paragraph must be able to present one as per his/her resume information like his highlighted section consisting of his/her skills, qualifications, achievements, behavior or experience as well as his/her characteristics that matches with the company’s needs which initiates the person to be the best choice for the job. This can be better understood by the following example-
“My skills and achievements prefer to be best match for your company. I was first at ABC company, I was then at XYZ company, where I-------”
  • The 3rd paragraph should be such that it is able to conclude one call to action. For Example-
“As my qualifications fit your needs and requirements, I look forward in meeting you to further specify my achievements. Thanking you for your precious time.”
  • The letter should have no grammatical mistakes and it shouldn’t have any typos.
  • It is necessary to indicate a following-up plan at the end of the letter.
Hence, by following the above instructions one can have a cover letter rich with thoughtfulness and time required for preparing it and thus would result in more likely to take his/her application with success.

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