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AUSTRALIANCOVERLETTERANDRESUMEGUIDELINES
GeneralGuidelines
Keepyourfonttypeandsizethesameinbothyourcoverletterandresume.
Beconciseanduseattentiongrabbingwords‐thereaderwillspendroughly8seconds
readingyourCVand5secondsreadingyourcoverletter.
Rememberthereaderwillbelookingatwhat
yousayandhowyousayitthesedocuments
giveagoodideaofthecommunicationskillsoftheapplicant.
Yourcoverletterandresumeshouldworktogetherasapartnership,bothdeliveringa
powerfulmessageaboutwhoyouare.
Checkyourspelling,punctuationandgrammar
Use
pastandpresenttensecorrectly
CoverLetterGuidelines
ACoverLetterisnotyourLetterofMotivationitisaprofessionaldocumenttargetedata
seniorexecutive
Addressyourletterto:
InternshipProgramOfficer
MacquarieInternational
MacquarieUniversity
NSW2109
WhileyourletterisaddressedtotheInternshipProgramOfficer,itistoapplyfor
aspecific
internship,nottheinternshipprogramgenerally.Therefore,thecontentneedstobe
targetedatthehostorganisation.Studyabroadandexchangestudent thisisnottheplace
towriteabouthowexcitedyouaretobestudyingatMacquarieorbeingabroad‐thereader
justwantsto
hearhowwellsuitedyouaretothejob.
Keepyourlettergeneralanddonotbetoospecificwithwhereyouwanttoworkandwhat
roleyouwanttodoasyoumayendupapplyingforsomethingquitedifferent.
Justwriteonecoverletter.Ifyou
havewrittenthatyouwanttoapplyforaPRrole,butend
upapplyingforaMarketingrole,youcanchangetheletteratalaterdate.
Sticktoonepageinlength,withthreemainparagraphs:
1. Statewhatyouareapplyingforandwhatmakesyou
suitablefortheposition.
2. Describeyourmostrelevantworkinghistorywithahandfulofmainpoints,or
your
course/traininghighlights.
3. Presentyourbestpracticalskillsfortheplacementandhowtheyw ill contributeto
yourvaluethere.
Finishwithastatementonhowtocontactyou.Studyabroadandexchangestudentsthis
willgenerallybeviaemailasyouwillbeunlikelytohavean
Australiannumberwhenyou
apply.
Donotmentionyoursorority/fraternityinyourCoverLetterastheydonotexistinAustralia
thereforeemployersdonotunderstandtheirsignificance.Youcouldnoteitinyour
Membershipssectionifyouwish.
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