Cover Letters and Emails

Cover letters and cover emails are one of the important ways employers learn WHY you are interested in a job.  They also offer employers a way to evaluate your writing ability.

Here are a few hints:

  • Be sure to write each one carefully for a specific position and address it by name to the hiring manager or HR manager whenever possible.
  • Look at the job description and/or the employment vacancy to learn what the job requires and what abilities you should stress in your letter.
  • When you are finished, have someone else read it over for clarity. The staff in the Career Center are always willing to do so. 
  • Cover letter examples from the Career Center

How is a cover email different from a letter? 

  • An emailed cover letter contains the same ideas but does not use a business letter format. 
  • Edit carefully and remain professional in your email.  Don’t use emoticons or abbreviations that you would use to your friends. 
  • Hit "send” ONLY when you have read and reread your email for errors. 

Do you really need to write a cover letter? Yes!

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