Brainstorming your Cover Letter
Before you write a cover letter, you want to take some time to consider some key questions that will drive the message.
Practice Writing A Sample Cover Letter
Now that you have the information you want to include, it’s time to put it into a cover letter.
Before you write a cover letter, you want to take some time to consider some key questions that will drive the message.
- Determine what you are looking for
- What type company do you want to work for?
- What type company do you want to work for?
- Choose a job opening
- Based on your desires, search for job openings that fit your desires
- Some places to start your search: Monster, LinkedIn, Indeed, SimplyHired, Idealist
- **NOTE: All of these sites are free to use, but some may require users to sign-up before using them
- Based on your desires, search for job openings that fit your desires
- Do your research
- Read the job description carefully.
- What qualities are they looking for in a candidate? What qualifications do you need for their job?
- What qualities are they looking for in a candidate? What qualifications do you need for their job?
- Also, look at the company’s website, its Twitter feed, the LinkedIn pages of key members of the company
- What challenges is the company facing? How could you help to solve them?
- What challenges is the company facing? How could you help to solve them?
- Read the job description carefully.
Practice Writing A Sample Cover Letter
Now that you have the information you want to include, it’s time to put it into a cover letter.
- Open our Cover Letter Template
- Go to “File” → “Make a Copy” and title your resume “Last.First - Cover Letter” (ex. Smith.John - Cover Letter)
- Any information in YELLOW needs to be replaced with your own information.
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