COVER LETTERS

COVER

LETTERS

ARE

COVER

LITTERS

NECESSARY?

Acoverlettershows

anemployer

howyourexperience

qualifies

youfora particular

position.Letthemknowwhyyouwantto workin

theirindustry

andforthespecific

organization

andhowJouwill meettheneeds

listedinthejoblisting.Thisisagreatspace

to show

offyourwritingskills.Inmostcases,

acoverlettershoul accompany

a resume.

WHAT

ISTHE

BEST

WAY

TOSEND

ACOVER

LITTER?

Usethemethod

theemployer

requests

. If noneisspecified

youmaysendanemailwiththecoverletterinthemessage

section

andyour

resume

asanattachment

orwithbothyourcoverletterandresume

asattachments.

Youcanalsoinsertacoverlettermtothejobapplication

section

ofanemployer's

website.

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e

e

0

SAMPLE

COVER

LETTER

-----.

r------

Usethesameheading

you

useforyourresume

.

0

If a nameisunknown,

personalize

withthe

organization

nameand

always

usea colon

.

YOUR

NAME

City,

State

ZipCode

Phone

Number

Email

Address

Linked

InURL

(optional)

Date

Tailor

yourlettertothe

position

description.

Focus

onstrengths

thatdefineyou

asa candidate

andare

relevant

totheposition.

If printing

, leavethree

spaces

to signyourname

.

If emailing,

leave

onlyone

space

since

therewill not

beasignature.

Aone-inch

marginall

around

ispreferrred.

If

printing,usequalitypaper

thatmatches

yourresume

.

Thetoneandformalityof

acoverlettervaries

based

onindustry

andcompany

culture.

Conduct

aspellcheck

andreview

yourletter

carefully

forerrors.

Employer's

Name

Title

Company

Name

Address

City,StateZip

DearMs./M

r. LastName:

e

OPENING

PARAGRAPH:

Statethatyouareapplying

foraspecific

position

andhowyoulearned

about

theposition.Useacontact

namewhenpossible.

Personalize

theletterbysaying

whyyouwantto

workforthisorganization.

e

MIDDLE

PARAGRAPH(S):

Succinctly

outlinethequalifications

thatmakeyouastrongcandidate.

Avoid

writingachronology

ofyourexper

iences;

instead,

relateyourqualifications

totheneeds

ofthecurrent

jobopening.

Specific

examples

candemonstrate

yourskillsandexperiences.

CLOSING

PARAGRAPH:

Discuss

yournextactionstep,if relevant.

Repeat

yourinterest

intheposition

.

Thank

theemployer

forreviewing

yourresume

. Indicate

thebestwayto reach

you.

Sincerely,

0

YourName

Typed

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TAILORING

ACOVER

LETTER

i

NCAA

DIVISION

I ATHLETICS

MARKETING

INTERNSHIP

DESCRIPTION

Thewomen's

volleyball

andbasketball

programs

arelooking

fora marketing

internto helpdevelop

andexecute

a marketing

planforthe2019-2020

seasons.

Theprimary

goalisto helpbothprograms

create

anentertaining

atmosphere

to increase

attendance

athomeevents.

Theinternwill

establish

keystrateg1C

partnerships

withoutside

organizations,

develop

promotions

andadvertisements,

andgenerate

newideasto market

eachsport.

QUALITIES

AND

COMPETENCIES

SOUGHT

INTHE

CANDIDATE

? Basic

computer

skills:Word,Excel,

PowerPoint

? Social

Media:

familiarwithcurrent

socialmediaformats

forpromotional

purposes

? Exceptional

communication

skillsviaface-to-face

encounters,

phone,

emailandsocialmedia

? Highlymotivated,

creative

andasportsenthusiast

? Ableto learnandworkindependently

onmultipletasksandprojects

? Strong

interpersonal

andmanagement

skills,whilebeingableto workinateamatmosphere

SAMPLE

TAILORED

COVER

LETTER

FirstLast

SanDiego,

CAI (619)260-4654I first.last@sandiego.edu

May29,2019

MarieZidek

Assistant

Women's

Volleyball

Coach

University

ofSanDiego

5998AlcalaPark

SanDiego,

CA92110

DearMs.Zidek

:

I amwritingto applyfortheNCAA

Division

I athletics

marketing

internship

position

thatwasposted

onHandshake

throughthe

University

ofSanDiego.Asaformerbasketball

player,

I thinkthisinternship

wouldcombine

mydesire

to support

athletes

andmycareer

goalsto

explore

marketing

in different

organizations

.

Afterreviewing

theposition

description,

I amconfident

thatI havetheskillsyouareseeking

forthisinternship

. I amadedicated

teamplayer

withtheinternship

experience

needed

to workinyourmarketing

department.

Asa mediaoperations

internat RadPad,I worked

withmorethan100clientseachweekto helpthempostandpromote

theproperties

theyweretryingto lease

. Inthisrole,I worked

withseveral

departments

to problem-solve

andmeetthespecific

needs

ofeachclient.I foundthatwhenmanaging

numerous

projects

at once,

thekeyto excellent

communication

isactivelistening

andasking

questions

to learnwhatclientswantfromourservices.

Astheathletics

marketing

internatUSD,

I wouldbringtheseskillsin management,

problem-solving

andcommunication

to increase

attendance

.

I ameagertojointheUSD

Athletics

Department,

whichforthepastthreeyearshaswontheprestigious

WCC

Commissioner's

Cuptrophy

presented

totheleague

member

withthetopperforming

athletics

program

intheeight-team

WestCoast

Conference

. Thisaccomplishment

shows

yourdevotion

tothetop-level

athletes

whoattendtheUniversity

ofSanDiego

. I wouldloveto discuss

in moredetailhowI canhelp

yourdepartment

meetitsmarketing

goalsthroughtheNCAA

Division

I athletics

marketing

internship

position

. Thank

youforyour

timeandconsideration

.

Sincerely,

FirstLast

Resume

Attached

*Assumes

emailcorrespondence

. If printing,

write"Resume

Enclosed"

andleaveaspace

forsignature

.

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SAMPLE

TAILORED

RESUME

First

Last

SanDiego,

CAI (619)260-4654I first.last@sandiego

.edu

EDUCATION

University

ofSanDiego

Bachelor

ofBusiness

Administration

Minor:International

Business

May2020

Auckland

University

ofTechnology,

Auckland

, NewZealand

Completed

15unitsofbusiness

courses

0

Fall2018

PROFESSIONAL

EXPERIENCE

March

2019- Present

Media

Operations

Intern

RadPad,SanDiego,

CA

? Maintain

advertising

campaigns

onFacebook

usingGoogle

Analytics,

including

trafficking

creative,

refreshing

targeted

keywords,

updating

budgets,

andlaunching

A/Btests

? Create

weeklyperformance

reports

forclients

? Assist

executive

management

in rebranding

RadPadbycreating

templates,

managing

printingneeds,

updating

thewebsite

and

maintaining

postings

onFacebook

? Workclosely

withcreative

director

to create

adcontent/copy

forclientcampaigns

Office

Assistant

May2018- August

2018

Dr.JimJohnson,

SanDiego,

CA

? Created

andorganized

professional

computer

templates

andformsforpatientinformation

? Inventoried

andorganized

medical

materials

? Coordinated

andscheduled

patientappointments

andcommunicated

anyoutstanding

insurance

information

to patients/insurance

companies

Business

Administration

Intern

October

2017- May2018

ItalianCommunity

Center,

SanDiego,

CA

? Worked

one-on-one

withthedirector

to create

operational

processes,

including

butnotlimitedto employee

tracking

spreadsheets,

equipment

inventories,

parking

assignments,

trainingcourses

andclientleases

? Maintained

inventory

ofbusiness

supplies

? Distributed

business

administration

dataworksheets,

collected

completed

sheets,

analyzed

thedataandprepared

aformalreportforthe

director

andupperlevelmanagement

e

STUDENT

ORGANIZATIONS

Member,

International

Business

Club

Member,

Kappa

DeltaPhi

Fundraiser,

Globally

Conscious

YouthClub

Event

Planner,

International

Student

Government

Volunteer,

ItalianClub

2018-Present

2017-Present

August

2017- May2019

August

2017- May2019

August

2017- May2019

TECHNICAL

PROFICIENCIES

Microsoft

Outlook,

Excel,

Word,PowerPoint;

Google

AdWords

Analytics,

Facebook

Insights,

Sprout

Social

Social

mediaplatforms

including

Facebook,

lnstagram,

TwitterandSnapchat

0

Include

studyabroad

experiences.

e

Listexperience

inreverse

chronological

order

withthemostrecent

experience

tirst.

e

Employers

valuewell-rounded

candidates.

Besureto include

campus

involvement.

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TAILORING

ACOVER

LETTER

I

JOB

DESCRIPTION:

PUBLIC

RELATIONS

ACCOUNT

COORDINATOR

Weareanagency

thatspecializes

in publicrelations

andsocialmediamarketing

forbusiness-to-business

brands.Reponsibilities

include

workingwith

thesocialmediateamto facilitate

communication

campaigns,

assisting

clients

withtheirmedianeeds,

maintaining

successful

relationships

withkey

mediamembers,

writingpress

releases

andpitchletters.Desired

skillsinclude

theabilityto prioritize

andmanage

multipletasksandexcellent

interpersonal

andcommunication

skills.Wearelooking

foraself-starter

whothrivesinafast-paced

environment

andworkswellaspartofateam.

SAMPLE

TAILORED

COVER

LETTER

To:klopez@

Subject:

Account

Coordinator

Position-First

Last

Attachment:

firstlast.pdf

DearMs.Lopez:

Asa PRinternat i.d.e.a.,

I learned

abouttheindustry

andmyself.I learned

howimportant

acomprehensive

campaign

canbeto business

success

andhowa cohesive

teamcandrivethatcampaign.

Mostimportantly,

I learned

howmuchI

lovebeingpartoftheteam. Thatfeelingat8:00p.m.onaTuesday

nightwheneveryone

issharing

hours-old

pizzaand

allofasudden

theideas

justcometogether

- that'smyplace.

That's

oneofthemainreasons

I amapplying

forthepublicrelations

account

coordinator

position.Afterinterning

at i.d.e.a.,

I amfamiliarwithyourclientele

andunderstand

thehighperformance

youexpect

fromyouremployees;

I amalso

applying

because

thisposition

alignswithmystrengths,

thebestthatI canoffer.I havetherightexperience

andacademic

background

to understand

whatclientsneed,andI thriveundertightdeadlines.

Asacommunication

studies

majorandmarketing

minorattheUniversity

ofSanDiego,

themoreI learned

aboutthesefields,

themoreI wanted

to adoptthemformycareer.

Inaddition

to i.d.e.a

., I interned

atthreeotherPRandmarketing

firms.

I learned

howto secure

press

coverage,

create

andmanage

socialmedia,buildstrongrelations

withclientsandcraft

pitches

to localandnational

outlets.Asa Division

I athlete,I developed

excellent

leadership,

teamwork

andtimemanagement

skills.I workwellunderpressure,

havestronginterpersonal

skillsandI amalways

eagerto growprofessionally.

Mybaseline

isoptimism.

I lookforwardto meeting

in person

to discuss

mypassion

forthiscareer

andmybeliefthatI cancontribute

to your

organization's

success.

Myresume

isattached

foryourreview.Thank

youforyourtimeandconsideration.

Sincerely,

FirstLast

619-260-4654

firstlast@sandiego.edu

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TAILORING

ACOVER

LETTER

i

FIRST

LAST

SanDiego,

CA?(619)555-5555

? first.last@sandiego.edu

in/firstlast

October

5,2019

0

Ronald

Glenn

Sr.Manager,

Talent

Acquisition

lllumina

5200lllumina

Way

SanDiego,

CA92122

DearMr.Glenn:

anddevelopment

internship

(ID:2364BR)

position

withlllumina's

iAspire

Program.

I am

It iswithgreatinterest

thatI amcontacting

youabouttheresearch

aware

thatlllumina's

visionisto"applyinnovative

technologies

totheanalysis

ofgenetic

variation

andfunction"

and"todeliverinnovative,

flexible,

and

scalable

solutions"to

meetyourcustomers'

needs.

Asanundergraduate

student

studying

biochemistry

attheUniversity

ofSanDiego,

I ameager

to contribute

myexperience

andenthusiasm

toyourmission,

aswellasto"learn,growandbecome

afullyintegrated

member"

ofthellluminateam.I haveoutlined

the

requirements

youareseeking

thatcorrespond

withmyskillsandexperiences.

e

? Laboratory

Experience

I havetakenseveral

relevant

courses

in DNA

science

andtechnology,

biophysical

chemistry,

aswellasbiochemistry

andchemistry

labs,whichhaveallowed

meto practice

sample

preparation,

DNApurification,

plasmid

preparation

andotherresearch

techniques.

? Excellent

Communication

Skills

MyworkwiththeUSD

Medical

Brigades

inHonduras

allowed

meto provide

educational

talksonavarietyofhealth

topicstovillagers

inpoverty-affected

regions.

Additionally,

I wasableto assist

physicians,

dentists

andpharmacists

withbasic

clinical

careforpatients.

Through

thisexperience,

I havedeveloped

excellent

communication

andleadership

skillswhileworking

inafast-paced

andenriching

environment.

e

? DetailOriented

andAnalytical

Asanundergraduate

researcher

attheUniversity

ofSanDiego,

I haveexperience

following

detailed

laboratory

protocols

withminimal

supervision.

Additionally,

I maintained

instrument

inventory

andupheld

cleanphysical

conditions

atallteaching

labsandshared

spaces.

I believe

thatthesequalities,

combined

withmythirstforknowledge

anddedication

to advancing

human

healththroughscientific

discovery,

willallow

meto makea positive

impactatlllumina

. I welcome

anopportunity

totalkfurtherwithyouabouthowmyskillsandexperience

couldbenefitlllumina's

iAspire

internship

program.

Please

seemyattached

resume

forfurtherdetailsonmyqualifications.

Thank

youforyourtimeandconsideration.

I look

forward

to hearing

fromyou.

Sincerely,

FirstLast

0

Include

Linked

InURL

onlyif yourprofileis

complete

andpolished.

e

Highlight

theexperiences

thatmostclosely

relatetotheposition

youareseeking

.

e

Increase

visualimpactbyselectively

usingbold,

underlining

andcapitalization.

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