Cover Letter / Letter of Application

Cover Letter / Letter of Application

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Introduction
The Letter of Application, or more commonly referred to as a Cover Letter, is written specifically for each prospective employer and is tailored, like the résumé will be, to the job for which you are applying. Textbook author Philip Kolin (2015) considers the Letter of Application to be “one of the most important pieces of correspondence you may ever write” (p. 197). He posits that the letter should be the three P’s: personable, professional, and persuasive (Kolin, 2015, p. 197). Kolin (2015) also recognizes that while the résumé and letter of application work hand-in-hand, they are not mirrors of one another; they have both similarities and differences. He advises his readers that “knowing… [this] can give you a better idea of how to compose your letter” (Kolin, 2015, p. 197).

Samples
Using examples Fig. 5.12 on page 200 and Fig. 5.13 on page 203 as well as the recommendations in the Letter of Application section on pages 197-205, compose a Letter of Application to accompany your Résumé for the position which you analyzed in the Job Ad Analysis assignment earlier in this unit.

Requirements… all 15 of them
There are some very specific pieces of information which must be included in your letter. You must have an inside address. The introduction must respond to the four (4) questions on page 199 listed in Your Opening Paragraph. For the Body of Your Letter, there are five (5) components to keep in mind on page 201. Experience and Education can go in either order, depending on which you prefer to emphasize. The Closing of your letter has another four (4) items to address in that section on page 202. Your letter MUST be on letterhead designed for yourself .