Are you going to send a cover letter? Please don't. Here are some points you need to check before hitting the send button. Keep in mind that sending an improper cover letter means not setting a good impression. Your main purpose of creating a cover letter is to get hired. If you fail to set an impression, it won't be fruitful. 

Proofreading

As soon as you find a job option, you want to send an application right away. You craft a letter and hit the send button quickly. Don't do that. It's the biggest mistake that you should avoid at any cost. Always proofread your cover letter before hitting the send button. The reason is that you always leave some typo and grammatical mistakes in a cover letter. 

Copy and paste your ready letter in Grammarly.com- it's an effective tool that checks your letter against grammatical issues. Once these issues are resolved, you can move to the next step. Get help from Google Assistant. Let it read your letter loud or simply ask your partner to read it aloud. Either way, you will get an objective view of a letter while eliminating mistakes. 

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Check Vital Details

Once you proofread, the next thing is to check other details such as contact number, call-to-action, email id, etc. If you want to set a good impression on your employers, you better share your social account details. These days, employers are interested in social accounts. They check followers, influence, and your way of addressing issues. What causes you support and what you often talk about really matter. Tech-savvy employees are high in demand, if you have a personal website or portfolio, do share it with your clients. Remember, the purpose of adding a cover letter is to hook a recruiter. Therefore, you should try to do it right.

Keep it Short

Read it all, and eliminate unnecessary details. It's better if you keep it short and to-the-point. Four paragraphs are good enough, don't make it lengthy. Make sure that your cover letter is short, engaging and interesting. If it's not then it will impact your eligibility for a Bahrain job.

Choose Right format

Another thing to check before sending a cover letter is the format of the file. Word document and PDF file formats are two well-known. Pick the right format and then send it. Sometimes, employers would mention it all like what format is required. 

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Customize Your Cover letter

One big mistake many candidates make is to send a general cover letter to their employers. You won't have to do that. It's good to read a job description and then write a cover letter accordingly. If you send a general letter, the employer will not feel impressed by it. He will right away move to another candidate. Recruiters are experienced professionals. They know when you try to sell yourself generally or with a custom approach. Employers hate general cover letters as they don't show any effort. They want to hire people who are ready to make some efforts and have genuine interests. You can demonstrate it all through a well-crafted and customized cover letter.

Salutations

How you address a recruiter matters the most, thereby you need to check salutations as well. Again, you shouldn't generalize it at all. Always keep it specific. Try to find the name of the hiring manager and then address him through his name. Dear hiring manager and to whom it may concern are two general salutations, which you should avoid. Addressing with a name is the best idea. 

Sprinkle Keywords

Sending a cover letter without inserting required keywords is a big mistake. You won't have to do that. Try to sprinkle keywords related to job in your letter. If you don't know anything about keywords, they are basically the skills and main requirements for a job. For example, employers write in a job that it requires 3 years experience and communication skills. The purpose of reading it all carefully is to add all those details in your cover letter.

Add Test Words

When a job description is lengthy, the employer wants you to read it all very carefully. Therefore, they add test words in their job description. The purpose of adding these words is to avoid speedy application and irresponsible attitude. Employers don't like it when a person doesn't read a job description and sends an application without knowing what a job is about. If you want to increase your chance of getting a job, you need to avoid this issue at any cost. When writing a cover letter for a Bahrain job, please read the job description from start to end. If there are some words to test, add it. No matter how good your cover letter is, if it doesn't have test words then the employer won't consider your application.