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AUSTRALIANCOVERLETTERANDRESUMEGUIDELINES

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GeneralGuidelines

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 Keepyourfonttypeandsizethesameinbothyourcoverletterandresume.

 Beconciseanduseattention‐grabbingwords‐thereaderwillspendroughly8seconds

readingyourCVand5secondsreadingyourcoverletter.

 Rememberthereaderwillbelookingatwhat

yousayandhowyousayit–thesedocuments

giveagoodideaofthecommunicationskillsoftheapplicant.

 Yourcoverletterandresumeshouldworktogetherasapartnership,bothdeliveringa

powerfulmessageaboutwhoyouare.

 Checkyourspelling,punctuationandgrammar

 Use

pastandpresenttensecorrectly

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CoverLetterGuidelines

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 ACoverLetterisnotyourLetterofMotivation–itisaprofessionaldocumenttargetedata

seniorexecutive

 Addressyourletterto:

InternshipProgramOfficer

MacquarieInternational

MacquarieUniversity

NSW2109

 WhileyourletterisaddressedtotheInternshipProgramOfficer,itistoapplyfor

aspecific

internship,nottheinternshipprogramgenerally.Therefore,thecontentneedstobe

targetedatthehostorganisation.Studyabroadandexchangestudent –thisisnottheplace

towriteabouthowexcitedyouaretobestudyingatMacquarieorbeingabroad‐thereader

justwantsto

hearhowwellsuitedyouaretothejob.

 Keepyourlettergeneralanddonotbetoospecificwithwhereyouwanttoworkandwhat

roleyouwanttodoasyoumayendupapplyingforsomethingquitedifferent.

 Justwriteonecoverletter.Ifyou

havewrittenthatyouwanttoapplyforaPRrole,butend

upapplyingforaMarketingrole,youcanchangetheletteratalaterdate.

 Sticktoonepageinlength,withthreemainparagraphs:

1. Statewhatyouareapplyingforandwhatmakesyou

suitablefortheposition.

2. Describeyourmostrelevantworkinghistorywithahandfulofmainpoints,or

your

course/traininghighlights.

3. Presentyourbestpracticalskillsfortheplacementandhowtheyw ill contributeto

yourvaluethere.

Finishwithastatementonhowtocontactyou.Studyabroadandexchangestudents–this

willgenerallybeviaemailasyouwillbeunlikelytohavean

Australiannumberwhenyou

apply.

 Donotmentionyoursorority/fraternityinyourCoverLetterastheydonotexistinAustralia

thereforeemployersdonotunderstandtheirsignificance.Youcouldnoteitinyour

Membershipssectionifyouwish.

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