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The!Cover!Letter!is!a!professional!bus i n es s !l et t er!w h i c h !s erves !a s !yo u r!i n t ro d u c t i o n !t o !a !p ro s p ec t i ve!
employer.!!The!purpose!of!the!cover!letter!is !t o !c o m m u n i c a t e!t o !t h e!em p l o yer!i n !a!personalized!
message!your!potential!value!to!tha t !o rg a n i z a t i o n . !!A !g o o d !c o ver!l et t er!w i l l !a t t ra c t !t h e!i n t eres t !o f !t h e!
employer,!relate!your!specific!qualifi c a t i o n s !a n d !s ki l l s !t o !t h e!p o s i t i o n !yo u !s eek,!a n d !m o t i va t e!t h e!
employer!to!learn!more!about!you!by!invit i n g !yo u !in!for!an!interview.!!A!letter!of!application !i s !i n !
response!to!an!advertised!opening,!wh erea s !a !l et t er!o f !i n q u i ry!p res en t s !a !j o b !s eeker’s !i n t eres t s !a n d !
qualifications!as!they!relate!to !t h e!em p l o yer’s !n eed s !a n d !p o t en t i a l !j o b !o p en i n g s .!
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Introduction:!!Attract!positive!attent i o n !w i t h !yo u r!o p en i n g !s en t en c e. !!U s e!a !c o m p l i m en t !i f !p o s s i b l e,!
indicating!your!knowledge!of!thei r!c o m p a n y. !!S t a t e!w h y!yo u !a re!w ri t i n g !a n d !n a m e!t h e!p o s i t i o n !o r!t yp e!
of!work!for!which!you!are!applying.!!W h ere!a p p l i c a b l e,!i n d i c a t e!h o w !yo u !b ecame!aware!of!the!job!
vacancy!and!mention!the!mutual!a c q u a i n t a n c e!o r!ref erri n g !p a rt y!b y!n a m e.!
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Middle.Paragraph(s):!!Sell!yourself.!Y o u !s h o u l d !s t a t e!rea s o n s !f o r!w a n t i n g !t o !w o rk!f o r!t h i s !p a rt i c u l a r!
organization.!!(Researching!po t en t i a l !em p l o yers !t h o ro u g h l y!is!essential!for!writing!this!section.)!!
Summarize!what!you!have!to!offer!by!st a t i n g !q u a l i f i c a t i o n s !yo u !kn o w !w o u l d !i n t eres t !t h i s !s p ec i f i c !
employer.!!Don’t!merely!restate!informati o n !a l rea d y!o n !yo u r!res u m e,!b u t !h i g h l i g h t !o r!s p ec i f y!el em en t s !
of!your!background!matched!to !t h e!j o b . !!E m p h a s i z e!yo u r!i n t eres t !a n d !en t h u s i a s m .!
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Closing:!!Close!by!informing!the!reader!of !yo u r!n ex t !a c t i o n . !!Y o u !m a y!req u es t !a n !i n t ervi ew !a p p o i n t m en t !
or!tell!the!reader!that!you!will!conta c t !t h em !f o r!a n !i n t ervi ew !a f t er!t h ey!h a ve!h a d !t h e!o pportunity!to!
review!your!résumé.!!(If!applying!from!a!grea t !d i s t a n c e,!a !req u es t !f o r!a !t el ep h o n e!i n t ervi ew !o r!a !ref erra l !
to!a!local!representative!is!appropri a t e. ) !!T a ki n g !t h e!i n i t i a t i ve!w i l l !b e!a p p rec i a t ed !a n d !m a kes !a !s p ec i f i c !
action!from!the!reader!unnece s s a ry. !!B e!s u re!t o !ex p res s !a p p rec i a t i o n !f o r!c o n s i d era t i o n !g i ven !t o !yo u r!
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