How to Write a Cover Letter

Prepare & Edith by Farshid Karpasand

What is a Cover Letter and Why It’s Important

• A cover letter is a one-page document that you submit as part of your

application
• Its purpose is to introduce you and briefly summarize your
professional background.
• On average, your cover letter should be from 250 to 400 words long.
• A good cover letter can spark the HR manager’s interest and get them
to read your resume.
 How to Write the Perfect Cover Letter

• Pick the Right Cover Letter Template

-A good cover letter is all about leaving the right first impression

• Start the Cover Letter with a Header

-As with a resume, it’s important to start your cover letter with a Contact Information section.
Full Name
Phone Number
Email
Date
Name of the company/ University you’re applying to
- In certain cases, you might also consider adding:
Social Media Profiles
Personal Website
- what you shouldn’t mention in your header:
Your Full Address
Unprofessional Email

• Greet the Hiring Manager / University Department

-The first thing to do here is to address the cover letter to the hiring manager or university manager
• Here are several other greetings you could use:
- Dear [Department] ........
- Dear .........
-Dear .......Team ........
• Write an Attention-Grabbing Introduction
- First impressions matter, especially when it comes to your job/ university search.
• Explain why you’re the perfect person for the job/academic position
-This is where you show off your professional skills and convince the HR/ Department
• Explain why you’re a good fit for the company/university department.
• Use the right formal closing.
Feel free to use one of the most popular conclusions to a cover letter:
-Best Regards,
-Kind Regards,
-Sincerely,
-Thank you,
 ‫‪Some Tips & Advices in Persian‬‬
‫• ﺧﻮد را ﺑﮫ طﻮر ﮐﺎﻣﻞ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﯽ ﮐﻨﯿﻦ ھﻤﺮاه ﺑﺎ ﻧﺎم داﻧﺸﮕﺎه و ﻣﻘﻄﻊ‬
‫• ﻧﺎم ﻣﺨﺎطﺐ ﺷﻤﺎ ﭼﯿﺴﺖ؟‬
‫‪ -‬ﻧﺎم ﻣﺨﺎطﺐ ﺷﻤﺎ ھﻤﺎن ﻧﺎم )‪ Principle Investigator (PI‬ﯾﺎ ﻓﺮدی اﺳﺖ ﮐﮫ ﺻﻼﺣﯿﺖ و ﺷﺎﯾﺴﺘﮕﯽ ﺷﻤﺎ در راﺑﻄﮫ ﺑﺎ ﭘﻮزﯾﺸﻦ‬
‫ﭘﺴﺖ داک آﮔﮭﯽ ﺷﺪه ارزﯾﺎﺑﯽ ﻣﯽﮐﻨﺪ‪ .‬اﺳﺘﻔﺎده از ‪To whom may concern‬و ‪ Sir/Madam Dear‬ﯾﻘﯿﻨﺎ ً ﮐﺎور ﻟﺘﺮ ﺷﻤﺎ را‬
‫ﺑﮫ ﻋﻨﻮان ﯾﮏ ﮐﺎور ﻟﺘﺮ ژﻧﺮﯾﮏ و ﻋﻤﻮﻣﯽ ﻣﺮدود ﺧﻮاھﺪ ﮐﺮد‪.‬‬

‫• دﻻﯾﻞ ﺧﻮد ﺑﺮای ﻧﮕﺎرش ﻧﺎﻣﮫ ﺑﮫ ﻣﺨﺎطﺐ ﺧﻮد )‪ (PI‬را ﺑﮫ طﻮر ﺷﻔﺎف ﺑﯿﺎن ﮐﻨﯿﺪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ -‬ﺑﮫ زﻣﺎن ‪ PI‬ﺧﻮد اﺣﺘﺮام ﺑﮕﺬارﯾﺪ‪ .‬ھﺮﭼﮫ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ روزاﻧﮫ ﭼﻨﺪ ده ﮐﺎور ﻟﺘﺮ ﻣﺜﻞ ﮐﺎور ﻟﺘﺮ ﺷﻤﺎ درﯾﺎﻓﺖ ﻣﯽﮐﻨﺪ‪ .‬ﻣﺴﺘﻘﯿﻤﺎ ً ﺑﺮوﯾﺪ ﺳﺮ‬
‫اﺻﻞ ﻣﻄﻠﺐ و درﺧﻮاﺳﺘﺘﺎن را ﺳﺎده و ﺳﺮﯾﺢ ﺑﯿﺎن ﮐﻨﯿﺪ‪ .‬درﺧﻮاﺳﺘﺘﺎن را ﺑﮫ ﻓﺎرﺳﯽ ﯾﺎ اﻧﮕﻠﯿﺴﯽ ﺑﻨﻮﯾﺴﯿﺪ‪.‬‬
‫• درﺑﺎره ﻣﻮﻗﻌﯿﺖ و ﭘﻮزﯾﺸﻦ ﻓﻌﻠﯽ ﺧﻮدﺗﺎن ﺑﮕﻮﯾﯿﺪ‪ .‬در ﺣﺎل ﺣﺎﺿﺮ ﭼﮫ ﮐﺎر ﻣﯽﮐﻨﯿﺪ؟ ﮐﺠﺎ‬
‫ﻣﺸﻐﻮﻟﯿﺪ؟ آﯾﺎ ﺑﻼﻓﺎﺻﻠﮫ ﺑﺮای ﺷﺮوع ﺑﮫ ﮐﺎر در دﺳﺘﺮس ھﺴﺘﯿﺪ ﯾﺎ در ﮐﺎر ﯾﺎ ﻣﻮﻗﻌﯿﺖ ﻓﻌﻠﯿﺘﺎن‬
‫ﺗﻌﮭﺪ دارﯾﺪ؟‬

‫• ﮐﺪام ﺳﻮاﺑﻖ‪ ،‬وﯾﮋﮔﯽھﺎی ﻓﺮدی‪ ،‬ﺗﺨﺼﺼﯽ‪ ،‬ﻓﻨﯽ‪ ،‬و ﺷﺎﯾﺴﺘﮕﯽھﺎی ﺣﺮﻓﮫای ﺷﻤﺎ را ﮐﺎﻧﺪﯾﺪای‬
‫اﯾﺪهآل اﯾﻦ ﭘﻮزﯾﺸﻦ ﺑﮫ ﺧﺼﻮص ‪ ،‬ﻧﮫ ھﺮ ﭘﻮزﯾﺸﻨﯽ‪ ،‬ھﻤﯿﻦ ﭘﻮزﯾﺸﻦ ﻣﯽﮐﻨﺪ؟‬
‫‪ -‬اطﻤﯿﻨﺎن ﺣﺎﺻﻞ ﮐﻨﯿﺪ دﻻﯾﻠﯽ ﮐﮫ ﻋﻨﻮان ﻣﯽﮐﻨﯿﺪ ﻣﺨﺘﺺ اﯾﻦ ﭘﻮزﯾﺸﻦ ﺑﺎﺷﺪ‪ .‬اﺳﺘﻔﺎده از ﮐﻠﯿﺸﮫھﺎی راﯾﺞ و ﺗﮑﺮاری ﮐﮫ ﺑﺘﻮان ﺑﺪون‬
‫ﺗﺤﻘﯿﻖ ﺑﺮای ھﺮ ﭘﻮزﯾﺸﻨﯽ ارﺳﺎل ﮐﺮد‪ ،‬ﺷﻤﺎ را ﺑﮫ ھﺪﻓﺘﺎن ﻧﺨﻮاھﺪ رﺳﺎﻧﺪ! اﮔﺮ ﻧﺘﻮاﻧﯿﺪ ‪ PI‬ﺧﻮد را ﻣﺠﺎب ﮐﻨﯿﺪ ﮐﮫ ﺑﺮای اﯾﻦ‬
‫ﭘﻮزﯾﺸﻦ ﺟﺪی ھﺴﺘﯿﺪ‪ ،‬اﯾﺸﺎن ﻧﯿﺰ ﺷﻤﺎ را ﺟﺪی ﻧﺨﻮاھﺪ ﮔﺮﻓﺖ!‬
‫• ﻣﺸﺨﺺ ﮐﻨﯿﺪ ﭼﮕﻮﻧﮫ ﺳﻮاﺑﻖ آﮐﺎدﻣﯿﮏ و ﭘﮋوھﺸﯽ ﺷﻤﺎ ھﻢ راﺳﺘﺎ ﺑﺎ ﺣﯿﻄﮫ ﭘﮋوھﺸﯽ ‪ PI‬و‬
‫ﻣﺸﺨﺼﺎت آﮔﮭﯽ ﺷﺪه ﻣﯽﺑﺎﺷﺪ؟‬
‫‪ -‬اطﻤﯿﻨﺎن ﺣﺎﺻﻞ ﮐﻨﯿﺪ ﮐﮫ ‪ PI‬ﺷﻤﺎ ﻣﺠﺎب ﺷﻮد ﮐﮫ ﻓﺮدی ﺑﺎ ﻓﮑﺮ و ﻧﻮآور ھﺴﺘﯿﺪ و ﭼﯿﺰ در ﭼﻨﺘﮫ دارﯾﺪ! ﭼﻨﺎﻧﭽﮫ ﻧﺘﻮاﻧﯿﺪ در راﺑﻄﮫ ﺑﺎ‬
‫اﯾﻦ ﭘﺮﺳﺶ ﺑﯿﻦ ﺷﺎﯾﺴﺘﮕﯽھﺎ و ﺻﻼﺣﯿﺖھﺎی ﻋﻠﻤﯽ ﺧﻮد و آﮔﮭﯽ ﭘﺴﺖ داک ﻣﻨﺘﺸﺮ ﺷﺪه ﻣﻄﺎﺑﻘﺖ اﯾﺠﺎد ﮐﻨﯿﺪ‪ ،‬ﺷﺎﻧﺴﯽ ﺑﺮای ﻣﻮﻓﻘﯿﺖ‬
‫ﻧﺨﻮاھﯿﺪ داﺷﺖ!‬

‫• ﻋﻼﻗﮫ ﺗﺎن را ﺑﮫ ﻓﯿﻠﺪ اﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﯽ دﮐﺘﺮی و ﮐﺎری ﮐﮫ ﻗﺮار اﺳﺖ اﻧﺠﺎم دھﯿﺪ ﭼﮕﻮﻧﮫ ﻧﺸﺎن ﻣﯽدھﯿﺪ ؟‬
‫‪ -‬ﻧﺸﺎن دھﯿﺪ ﮐﮫ ﻋﺎﺷﻖ ﯾﺎدﮔﯿﺮی و ﭘﮋوھﺶ ھﺴﺘﯿﺪ‪ .‬ﺳﻌﯽ ﮐﻨﯿﺪ ﺑﻨﻮﯾﺴﯿﺪ در ازای ﭼﯿﺰی ﮐﮫ ﭘﺴﺖ داک ﺑﮫ ﺷﻤﺎ ﻣﯽدھﺪ‪ ،‬ﺷﻤﺎ ﻗﺮار اﺳﺖ ﭼﮫ‬
‫ﭼﯿﺰی ﺑﺪھﯿﺪ؟ ﺳﻌﯽ ﮐﻨﯿﺪ ﺑﯿﻦ اﯾﻦ ﺑﺪه ﺑﺴﺘﺎن ﯾﮏ ﺗﻌﺎدل ﻣﻨﻄﻘﯽ و ﺟﺬاب اﯾﺠﺎد ﮐﻨﯿﺪ‪ .‬ﺑﺎﯾﺪ ﺑﺘﻮاﻧﯿﺪ ﺑﮫ ﺧﻮﺑﯽ در ﺑﯿﺎﻧﺘﺎن اﻧﮕﯿﺰه و ھﯿﺠﺎن‬
‫ﺑﺮای ﺗﺼﺎﺣﺐ اﯾﻦ ﭘﻮزﯾﺸﻦ را ﻧﺸﺎن دھﯿﺪ‪.‬‬
 ‫• ﻓﮭﺮﺳﺖ دﺳﺘﺎوردھﺎی ﮐﻠﯿﺪیﺗﺎن را ﺑﻨﻮﯾﺴﯿﺪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ -‬ﻣﻘﺎﻻت ﻣﺮﺗﺒﻂ اﺧﯿﺮ‪ ،‬ﮔﺮﻧﺖ ﯾﺎ ﻓﻠﻮﺷﯿﭗ‪ ،‬و ﺳﺎﯾﺮ اﻓﺘﺨﺎرات ﻧﻈﯿﺮ ﯾﮏ اراﺋﮫ ﻋﺎﻟﯽ در ﯾﮏ ھﻤﺎﯾﺶ ﯾﺎ ﮐﻨﻔﺮاﻧﺲ ﺷﺎﺧﺺ‪ ،‬و ﻧﯿﺰ ﺳﺎﺑﻘﮫ ﺗﺪرﯾﺲ ﺑﮫ‬
‫داﻧﺸﺠﻮﯾﺎن ﮐﺎرﺷﻨﺎﺳﯽ و ارﺷﺪ‪ .‬دﻗﺖ ﮐﻨﯿﺪ ﻧﺒﺎﯾﺪ ﻋﯿﻨﺎ ً اطﻼﻋﺎﺗﯽ ﮐﮫ در ‪ CV‬ﺷﻤﺎ آﻣﺪه را اﯾﻨﺠﺎ ﺗﮑﺮار ﮐﻨﯿﺪ‪ .‬ﺻﺮﻓﺎ ً ﻓﮭﺮﺳﺖ ﻣﻮارد ﺑﺴﯿﺎر ﺷﺎﺧﺺ و‬
‫ﮐﻠﯿﺪی را ﺑﯿﺎن ﮐﻨﯿﺪ‪.‬‬

‫• اﯾﻦ ﻧﮑﺘﮫ را ھﻤﻮاره ﺑﺨﺎطﺮ داﺷﺘﮫ ﺑﺎﺷﯿﺪ ﮐﮫ ﮐﺎور ﻟﺘﺮ ﺗﺮﯾﻠﺮ ﯾﺎ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﯽ ﻓﯿﻠﻢ اﺻﻠﯽ )‪(CV‬‬
‫ﺷﻤﺎﺳﺖ‪.‬‬