And don't forget that for the complete list of career books (including books about cover letters), check out the Quintessential Careers Bookstore, in association with Amazon Books.

QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS COVER LETTER ARTICLES
The Basics of a Dynamic Cover Letter -- an excerpt from the third edition of the popular cover letter book, this article explains the three kinds of cover letters.

Cover Letter Checklist -- as you are preparing or editing your job-search cover letter, be sure to go through this useful checklist.

Cover Letter Do's and Don'ts -- the ins and outs of the important rules of writing and using cover letters. Be sure to review these!

Cover Letter FAQ: The Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Cover Letters -- includes tips and advice on gaining a competitive edge in the job market by using dynamic cover letters.

Cover Letter Formula Page -- the authors of the top-selling cover letter book, Dynamic Cover Letters, show a basic template -- or formula -- for writing a strong cover letter.

Cover Letter Success is All About Specifics -- highlights the major flaws in many cover letters, and how you can fix any of them in your cover letters.

Cover Letters to Recruiters Require Special Handling -- learn how to write a cover letter that will get action from recruiters and headhunters.

Don't Make These 10 Cover Letter Mistakes -- here's a great article describing how job-seekers can avoid making these common cover letter mistakes.

The 7 Elements of a Highly Effective Cover Letter -- your cover letter is your one chance to really market yourself to an employer. Here are seven elements of a highly effective job-search cover letter.

Special Cover-Letter Formats Can Grab Employers' Attention -- learn how some job-seekers use special formats to make letters more enticing to employers.

Tips for a Dynamic Email Cover Letter -- discover and master the key strategies for sending email cover letters.

QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS COVER LETTER QUIZ
Cover Letter Quiz -- test your knowledge of cover letters with this "almost-interactive" quiz; take the quiz and then Quintessential Careers will send you a set of correct responses via e-mail.

QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS COVER LETTER SAMPLES
Sample Dynamic Cover Letters for Job-Seekers -- where you'll find a variety of free job-search cover letter samples, covering a number of different job-hunting scenarios.

Sample Job-Search Letters for Job-Seekers -- where you'll find a variety of free job-search letter samples, including ones for networking, informational interviewing, and job-search follow-up.

QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS COVER LETTER TIPS
Critical Cover Letter Tips: Key Letter Writing Advice -- where you'll find about 100 tips, suggestions, advice, and strategies designed for all job-seekers -- from entry-level to career-changers to executives -- to help compose better cover letters.

QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS COVER LETTER TUTORIAL
The Dynamic Cover Letters Cover Letter Tutorial -- more than 100 pages of information, illustrations, and samples about all aspects of cover letters. Its subtitle is "everything you ever wanted to know about cover letters, but were afraid to ask!"

THE OTHER COVER LETTER RESOURCES
JobStar -- Cover Letters -- Some great information about cover letters, with some good tips and links to other Web-based resources.

20 Cover Letter Blunders to Avoid -- a list of errors to avoid in writing cover letters.

Looking for job interview thank-you letter information? Go to this section of Quintessential Careers: Thank-You Letter Resources for Job-Seekers