Letter of Application, which is also called a Cover Letter, is extremely important because this is the first thing the potential employer will look at. Most of the employers look at a cover letter before looking at a resume. Writing a cover letter, gives you a chance to impress the employer. Therefore, I will give you some good tips on writing a cover letter, and I hope that after reading what I have to say, you will have no problems with writing a good cover letter.
Tips on Writing a Cover Letter
- Cover letter must be written in business letter format. It should look professional.
- Your address and employer’s address should be included in the letter.
- Address the letter to specific person: “Dr. Mr.…” is more effective than “To Whom It May Concern”.
- Paragraphs should be separated by single blank line.
- You should close your letter with “sincerely” and your name. Don’t forget to leave four blank spaces for your signature!
- Keep you cover letter clear and concise, it should not be longer than one page.
Now, I am going to tell you what you should include in your paragraphs:
Introductory paragraph
In the first paragraph you should say why you are writing this letter. Then you should inform the employer what position you are applying for and how did you hear about this position.
Body Paragraphs
In the body of you letter you should explain how your education and experience connect to qualifications of the position or values of the company. You should definitely be specific in this part of the letter. Include all of the details about yourself that can help you to impress the employer, and make him hire you for the desired position.
Concluding Paragraph
Your conclusion should be short. You should simply state why the employer should higher you. In addition, you should say how YOU are going to contact the employer. For example: I will contact you within several days in order to confirm that you received my letter and my resume. I also will be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have.
I hope that now you know how to write a cover letter. However, if you are still unclear, you should definitely watch this video:
Great post. It contains lots of good information. There are very few grammatical errors. Overall nice post.
ReplyDeleteReally great introduction. I like that you included that a cover letter is also known as the letter of application. Some people may not know that, and may get confused between the two. The tips are really useful, although, your previous posts have been more inclusive and filled with additional information. I like how you broke down the letter in to the three parts and included a video. I saw a lot of explanations such as "YOU are you going to do this", which is good because you added personality to the blog, however I think that you should use "I" more and relate the blog back to yourself. I am only saying this because our professor stressed this aspect of blogging so much!
ReplyDeleteOverall, great blog!
I think you did a good with your post it was easy to understand and you used the youtube video as a great tool.
ReplyDeleteThank you everybody! I really appreciate your comments. I will try to use more “I” in my next post.
ReplyDeleteMagda,
ReplyDeleteAs always, nice job! I think the use of a video for this blog topic was more affective than including a picture, so nice choice! I also agree with Carly that you had a nice introduction into the topic, and with Terri that it was overall easy to understand.
I see that you've already replied by saying that you will use more "I" in your last post and that's great. You put thought into your blogs which is appreciated, I would hate for you to lose any points over simply not including more of yourself. Previous posts you gave examples of things that you've done, and so on, which is what I was hoping to find in this blog post as well. Even though the use of "I" and yourself in it fell a little short, I still think that your formatting and points you included were great. Breaking it up based on paragraphs defiantly helps for easy understanding and making sure the important things are being done.
Overall, another great blog and I look forward to next week's!!