Creative Cover Letters – Go Creative Or Keep It Traditional?
Steven H. asked:
When I write cover letters for jobs, I tend to keep it factual… you know, just the usual stating what they want/desire and how I meet those requirements. It’s very boring to me, but it’s also “safe”.
On the other hand, I’ve been thinking about creating a more creative cover letter, but I’m not sure if it would be a good idea or not? I’m more creative then traditional, but I don’t want to miss out on a job opportunity because of my creativity.
For the creative cover letter, I’m thinking of doing it in newspaper style (1 page only) with the basic newspaper title info, a header, pic (you know, the usual stuff you see in a newspaper), but for the story, it would be basically about me (nothing really personal… only stuff that relates to the jobs such as me being a new graduate, etc). I’m a great writer, so I’m not worried about the “story”, but is it a bad idea for me to take a more creative approach to cover letters? All of the jobs I apply to always ask for the same things
My Answer:
If you’re applying for a career in the finance industry, I wouldn’t recommend it.
If you’re applying for a career in journalism, they may just love it.
However, I’ve always heard conservative and professional is the best policy with these things.
