Your Present Address

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Date of Writing
Name of Person
Title of Person
Organization Name
Street Address
City, State Zip Code
Dear Mr ! Ms ! Dr "ast Name#
Des$ri%e &'y you are &riting# (n$lude t'e position, field, or area to &'i$' you)re applying and tell
'o& you learned of t'e opening (n$lude a %rief statement a%out &'at is uni*ue a%out your s+ills
or e,perien$es t'at &ould ma+e you a good fit in t'e organization and t'e field Also, offer a
%rief statement demonstrating spe$ifi$ +no&ledge of t'e $ompany to &'i$' you are applying
Tailor t'is to ea$' employer to demonstrate your interest and t'at you)-e done your 'ome&or+
.se t'is paragrap' to demonstrate to t'e employer 'o& your interests, edu$ation, and
e,perien$e fit t'e re*uirements des$ri%ed in t'e position posting Des$ri%e t'e *ualifi$ations t'at
you t'in+ are most rele-ant (f you 'a-e related e,perien$e or spe$ialized training, or
spe$ialized training, %riefly mention it 'ere T'in+ a%out all t'e transferra%le s+ills you 'a-e
gained in -arious /o%s, -olunteer e,perien$es, $ampus a$ti-ities, and resear$' 0riefly
summarize 'o& t'ose e,perien$es are rele-ant to t'e position
1efer t'e employer to your resume for furt'er details a%out your e,perien$es and *ualifi$ations
1eiterate &'y you &ant to &or+ at t'at spe$ifi$ $ompany Offer your $onta$t information and
t'an+ t'e employer for t'eir time and $onsideration (f appropriate, indi$ate &'en and 'o& you
plan on follo&ing up on t'e su%mission of your $o-er letter
Sin$erely,
Name
2n$ 3(f you en$lose a resume or ot'er materials4
Try to find a name of a person to address
your letter to (f t'at)s not a-aila%le, use
5Dear 6name of $ompany7 representati-e,8
.se t'e same font in your $o-er letter as
&'at you use on your resume 9:in$'
margins and font size 9;<:9= is %est
(f you are sending your $o-er letter
as a paper $opy, sign a%o-e your
typed name
>eep your $o-er letter to 9 page
1emem%er, t'is is to enti$e t'e
employer to read t'roug' your
resume, so it does not need to
in$lude e-ery single detail?