Sample Cover Letters
Examples and Suggestions
The best cover letters are brief, clear, and written in the 1st person point-of-view. Never write a cover letter or a résumé in the 3rd person.
A good cover letter matches the résumé but DOES NOT SIMPLY RESTATE the same exact points in the résumé.
Three paragraphs, after the address, will normally be enough to effectively communicate your intent and interest in the position. The following example shows how simple a cover letter can be:
Simple 3 Paragraph Sample Cover Letter
Here are a few tip to remember:
- Express your enthusiastic nature without being arrogant.
- Do not be afraid to sell yourself. You can show more of your personality in a cover letter than in the résumé.
- Avoid using humor.
- Creating simple sentences is okay. This isn’t the place to experiment with complex conceptual ideas. Use words everyone understands. If great novelists write like this so will this writing work for you.
- Be consistent – Mixing fonts styles and size, overuse of bold, italics, and underlining makes for difficult reading and a poor visual impact.
- Accuracy – Make sure your letter (and your résumé for that matter) are free of typos, grammatical and word usage errors. Proof, proof and proof again. If you’re still uncomfortable, seek out a friend or professional (with a strong command of written English) to look it over for you.
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