Given the importance of first impressions, it is obviously in your best interest as a job hunter to spend both time and thought writing a clear, concise, and attention grabbing cover letter. Even if you have the most stunning qualifications and accomplishments and have spent hours, or even days, crafting an impressive and high impact resume that communicates these, if your cover letter is poorly written, this resume may not even be read. Likewise, a resume that arrives on an employer's desk unaccompanied by a cover letter will likely end up directly in the garbage. The failure to send a cover letter conveys to the employer that you are an unsavvy candidate, unfamiliar with even standard business practices. Assure this by using quality paper and envelopes.
Many individuals use paper that matches their resume in order to achieve balance and continuity.
If you have crafted your resume on a computer, you may wish to use a matching letterhead for both documents. Pay special attention to details, including the print quality. Laser or ink jet printing is preferable. The date appears next, on the left margin, two lines under your address. Apply two more lines and type the full names of the addressee, apply another line and type his or her title, another line and the company name, and finally, under this, the address.