Nearly every applicant for a job submits a resume, and usually a cover letter. The resume is a tool to market you to an employer. It describes the successful application of your competencies. It provides insight about your motivation, commitment and degree of expertise. And it indicates a level of performance that you have already achieved, and therefore should be able to repeat and build on for a new employer. The cover letter more clearly connects you to the requirements of the position.
Let’s go a step further. What if you were to demonstrate to the employer how you would perform in this job if it were offered to you? You can achieve that by preparing a Job Proposal that speaks to the specific needs and interests of a specific person in the company. Here is an example.
