The Cover Letter
By Heather Ball
What is a Cover Letter?
A cover letter is a letter of introduction attached to or accompanying another document such as a résumé.
The Cover Letter is vital to your resume.
It makes a statement about yourself and your suitability for the job and should give the personal touch that your resume will lack.
It demonstrates your writing style better than your resume.
What is in a Cover Letter?
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The Cover Letter is a potential employer's first impression of you.A well written Cover Letter entices the employer to read your resume.
The Cover Letter highlights your skills, knowledge and experience.
The Cover Letter must convey a sense of purpose and project enthusiasm.
The Cover Letter needs to be personalize to the potential employer.
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Cover Letter TipsCover Letter Notes and Sample
Use a proper business format for your letters.
Make sure the letter is PERFECT! Spelling punctuation, and grammar count. Have someone proofread the letter before mailing it.
Don’t mention salary expectations unless the advertisement specifically requests it. In that case, the best strategy is to give a range. For example, “My earnings have ranged from $7 to $10 per hour in the various sales positions I have held.”
Your Name and Contact Information
Address the contact person
Paragraph which identifies your strengths skills and qualifications.
Paragraph which identifies the postition for which you are applying
Paragraph which explains how your qualifications will benefit the organization.
Paragraph which is indicating looking foward to meeting.
Closing Remarks
Before mailing a cover letter,
can you answer the following questions with a “Yes”?
can you answer the following questions with a “Yes”?
Is it clear? Does it state exactly what I want it to state?
Is it concise? Does it state what I want it to state in the fewest possible words?
Is it well organized?
Am I projecting to the employer or college the contribution I can make?
Have I stressed areas in my experience and/or education that are relevant to the person reading it?
Reflecting on my eBook Creation Process:
I personally have enjoyed making this eBook. I am a teacher who still appreciates a paper pencil planner. I have found it to help me be a more reflective teacher, which helps me grow into a better educator. This means that I started with paper and pencil to create my eBook. Then I identified my focus. I have learned that by identifying my focus/topic and sketching out a plan has helped me to create better products for my students. I identify the topic, brainstormed what I wanted to be a part of the group and then identify different resources to use to help differentiate instruction. I then created an outline, which looks similar to the storyboards that I used to create my videos. Throughout this process I am gathering resources and pieces of information that I want my student to know. From then it is simple putting it into Book Creator, which I found to be similar to many other only tools. Creating the eBook took me less time than videos. I think one reason for this is because I did not have to create many of the pictures or other resources because I could include readymade resources. I enjoyed using Book Creator and allowed me to do what I envisioned doing.
I personally have enjoyed making this eBook. I am a teacher who still appreciates a paper pencil planner. I have found it to help me be a more reflective teacher, which helps me grow into a better educator. This means that I started with paper and pencil to create my eBook. Then I identified my focus. I have learned that by identifying my focus/topic and sketching out a plan has helped me to create better products for my students. I identify the topic, brainstormed what I wanted to be a part of the group and then identify different resources to use to help differentiate instruction. I then created an outline, which looks similar to the storyboards that I used to create my videos. Throughout this process I am gathering resources and pieces of information that I want my student to know. From then it is simple putting it into Book Creator, which I found to be similar to many other only tools. Creating the eBook took me less time than videos. I think one reason for this is because I did not have to create many of the pictures or other resources because I could include readymade resources. I enjoyed using Book Creator and allowed me to do what I envisioned doing.