求职信能为你提供一个绝佳的机会，把自己推荐给人事经理，让他们为你的资历折服，并吸引他们阅读你的简历，对吗？
　　当然---除非人事经理根本不看。
　　尽管简历应该有一封写得很好的求职信陪衬，人事经理通常只浏览你的简历，再决定有没有必要花时间阅读你的求职信，这就意味着他们可能根本不会读你的求职信。
　　一旦了解了你的求职信的最终去向，最好的办法就是假设招聘者不会读你的求职信。如果简历中省略了一些求职信中提到的重要细节，请请修改你的简历，添加任何你认为能引起人事经理兴趣的信息，争取获得面试的机会。
　　问自己以下问题，看看你的简历是否需要修改：
　　更新你的简历了吗？
　　如果你最近没有更新自己的简历，并且将自己最近的工作经验，教育背景，资格证书等统统写在求职信里，请更新你的简历。
　　你的求职目标是什么？
　　你是不是用同一份简历应聘任何职位，而且将求职目标写在求职信里？如果简历中没有写清楚你的求职目标，可能会令招聘者忽略你。如果求职者有多个求职目标，应当相应地使用不同的简历，每份简历各有针对性，这样才能达到最好的效果。你可以将自己的目标添加到简历中的求职意向或资历总结一栏。
　　阐述了自己的工作经验和取得的成就没有？
　　人事经理在浏览堆积如山的简历时，只会关注你最近的两次工作经验，看你的经验是否符合他们的要求。一定要详细阐述你的工作经验。对于你最近一份（或最相关的）工作，用一段话描述你的主要工作任务，使人事经理了解你的职责范围。写明你在每个工作岗位上做出的主要贡献，证明你一贯表现优秀。写出你在每份工作中遇到过哪些挑战，工作的成果如何，为公司做出哪些贡献。别把这些都写在求职信里，因为人事经理可能根本就不看。
　　清晰地列出自己的技能吗？
　　人事经理通常喜欢有一技之长的人。增加一栏专业领域，用箭头标明你的主要相关技能和专业领域。在Monster网站上填写简历时，请在技能一栏写清你有哪些和工作相关的技能。
　　你愿意搬家吗？
　　你愿意搬家或者已经有了确定的搬家计划吗？尽管这写信息应该写在求职信中，你仍然有必要将这些信息添加到简历中的通信地址一栏。例如：2003年4月欲迁往德克萨斯州的达拉斯城或是愿意迁往世界各地。在Monster网站上填写简历时，请在定居目标一栏填写你喜欢的地方。
　　能随时联系到你吗？
　　如果你在求职信中写明了最佳联系方法（如：请致电手机），一定要将这一信息写在你的简历中。如果人事经理对你感兴趣，就能方便地联络到你。
　　重要提示：别忘了人事经理通过各种方式筛选求职者。有些会先读求职信，仔细阅读内容。所以最好一并附上一封写得引人入胜的求职信。
What If They Read Your Resume First?
Your cover letter is a perfect opportunity to introduce yourself to hiring managers, dazzle them with your credentials and persuade them to read your resume, right?
Sure -- unless hiring managers never read it.
While it‘s important that your resume is accompanied by a hard-hitting cover letter, busy hiring managers often review your resume before deciding whether or not to take the time to read your cover letter, which means they may never get to it.
Knowing this potential fate for your cover letter, the best strategy is to craft your resume with the assumption that your letter might not get read. If your resume omits important details found in your cover letter, revise the resume to incorporate any information you think would entice a hiring manager to call you for an interview.
Ask yourself these questions to determine if your resume needs to be modified:
Is Your Resume Up to Date?
If you haven‘t updated your resume recently and are using the cover letter to explain your recent employment, educational credentials, etc., take the time now to update your resume.
What‘s Your Objective?
Are you using a one-size-fits-all-jobs resume and relying on your cover letter to clarify your career goal? If your resume does not clearly spell out your objective, you could be overlooked. Job seekers with more than one career goal achieve better results when they set up multiple resume versions, each one targeting a different objective. You can easily add your goal to your resume‘s Objective or Qualifications Summary section.
Have You Elaborated on Your Work Experience and Accomplishments?
When scanning through piles of resumes, hiring managers will review your last couple of positions to see if your experience matches their needs. Don‘t skimp on your employment section. For your most recent (and most related) positions, write a paragraph that describes your primary job tasks so hiring managers understand the scope of your duties. Then show that you‘re a top performer by adding a Key Contributions section for each position held. Write about challenges you faced in each of your positions, the results of your work and the ways your employers benefited from your performance. Don‘t just rely on your cover letter for this in case it doesn‘t get read.
Are Your Skills Clearly Listed?
Hiring managers are usually looking for candidates with a specific skill set. Create a bulleted section called Areas of Expertise that includes the keywords for your related skills and proficiency areas. Use the Skills section in your Monster resume to highlight job-related skills.
Are You Willing to Relocate?
While this may feel like it belongs in your letter, if you are available to relocate or have definite plans to move, include this information in your resume‘s heading along with your current address. For example, put: relocating to Dallas, Texas in April 2003 or available to Relocate Internationally.On your Monster resume, include your geographic preferences under Target Location.
Are You Reachable?
If your cover letter states the best way to reach you (e.g., by cell phone), be sure this information is also included on your resume. You want to make it as easy as possible for interested hiring managers to contact you.
Important: Don‘t forget that hiring managers use different methods to select candidates. Some will read the cover letter first and carefully consider its content, so it‘s best to always include a compelling cover letter.
　　编辑：曾妍