An alum from my school offered to pass my resume along, I'm wondering if I still have to send in a cover letter with my resume to her.
Thanks for the help
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Yes, definitely include a CL. It highlights your experiences off your resume.
No, don't send in a cover letter, they're anachronistic to begin with, and sending one once you've already done what it's supposed to do it stupid.
You could always ask her...
No unless he/she is requesting a CL.
A good cover letter will only help you in a marginal way but a bad cover letter can completely screw you and many college students write mediocre to bad cover letters IMO.
However, you should drop a few quick lines in your email when sending your resume, basically to thank him/her for forwarding your resume to the appropriate contact for the consideration of the SA/FT position.
Cover letters generally don't help nearly as much as people assume they do. That said, if they are needed, not having one will definitely hurt you. If I were you, I would send the resume over as soon as possible, and then in the email besides thanking her, just ask if her bank wants a cover letter as well. If not, she'll let you know not to worry about it - if so, she'll probably say something like good point, send that along as well. Don't overthink this - get your resume into her hands first and foremost, thank her, and then just ask if she needs a cover letter as well.
As a separate note - although it should go without saying - absolutely check and recheck your resume for any silly errors in punctuation, grammar, structure, format - it doesn't take long, but is necessary.
Good luck.
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