Career change cover letter?

Should I explain in my cover letter the reason for wanting to change careers, or only focus on how my current skills can transfer over to the position I am applying for?Career change cover letter?
Just focus on how your skills transfer to the prospective employer's needs You can explain anything about your career change in the interview. Best of luck!Career change cover letter?
I agree with Ann -- you should definitely focus, in your cover letter, on how your current skills may be transferred. Your cover letter should be one page or less and does not need to go into too much detail about your reasons for changing careers. I also think that an emphasis on your skills and goals for your prospective position should be the focal point of your interview as well, unless your prospective employer asks questions specifically related to reason(s) for changing career -- in that case, you should emphasize the positive qualities of the new career more than the negative qualities of your %26quot;hopefully%26quot; soon-to-be former one.



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