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Letters Spring 2012
- 1. Cover and Thank-You Letters By Jodie Joseph and Lauren Little
- 2. When Should IUse a Cover Letter? Even when it’s not required In conjunction with resume
- 3. Cover Letter Philosophy: A Love Letter What do you love about that company? Why should that company love you? Why would you be a good “fit” for the position?
- 4. Introduction: The Bread Who you are (elevator speech) How you heard of the position Name dropping
- 5. Highlights: The Meat Experience,skills, qualifications Demonstrate your “fit” with the company Knowledge of industry NOT a regurgitation of your resume
- 6. Brainstorm activity What threethings about you do you want the employer to get out of your cover letter?
- 7. Call Back: TheBottom Bread  Provides closure  Ask for interview  Thank-you for your time
- 8. I hope totake my current learning and future knowledge to a whole new level by joining the staff at Avian and Exotic Animal Care. I plan to acquire and utilize these new skills to best serve my future constituents- the animals and the people. After viewing my enclosed résumé, please follow up with any questions. I would love to speak with you for an interview at your earliest convenience within the next week. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Animal Lover Animal Lover [email protected] 919-555-5555
- 9. How to makeyour cover letter stand out Format Personalization/customization A story Research!
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- 13. Top 3 thingsemployers most want to see Skills that relate to the job Passion for the career path and industry Keep it to a one page “story”. The resume has the facts, the cover letter tells the story. 60% of employers read the cover letter, so make yours count!
- 14. Thank- You Letters Interviewers- informational Who should you thank? interviewers Guest speakers Recommenders Mentors Bosses Professors! Admissions committees Scholarship committees
- 15. Activity Write a samplethank you letter to specific people currently in your life (a professor, mentor, boss, peer counselor, etc.) Action Plan- Hand in the thank-you note and we will check in with you next week.
- 16. On the backof your evaluation…. List 3 things that should be included in your cover letter. Describe 2 goals that you should have in mind when writing your cover letter.