Harry opens his letter by telling his reader that a mutual associate has told him about a challenge the company is facing. It’s a delicate issue, but Harry feels certain his reader wants an answer so he’ll want to keep reading. Also, by mentioning the mutual associate’s name, Harry establishes a connection and starts to […]
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This is both a cover letter and a follow-up to a previous meeting. We can see that Pat and the manager must have hit it off when they met at a conference. This follow-up is friendly and refers to things they spoke about earlier. It also suggests things they might talk about in the
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Eric is the former co-owner of a construction firm that closed due to the slow economy. He’s now looking for a project manager position at another construction company — one of his former competitors. He sent his resume along with this cover letter via email. His email message was the same as the Word cover
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Here’s a cover email to a nonprofit that serves hearing impaired clients. When Christine saw that the organization had posted a job opening for a multimedia consultant, it struck a chord. Christine is hearing impaired and has a strong technical background. She’s skilled at on- and off-line media such as website design, webinars, PowerPoint presentations,
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Sometimes you meet someone at a networking event or other social setting and he or she says, “Send me your resume.” That’s when you need a good follow-up cover letter to use as an email with your resume attached. In Paula’s case, she had a casual phone conversation with John, the Program Coordinator at an
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A colleague told Franco about a job opening for an environmental scientist at a research center in California. Franco is very interested, even though it would mean relocating from France if he got the job offer. The colleague told Franco he could drop his name in the cover letter, so Franco decided to give it
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Kristen saw a job on Craigslist that she wants to apply for. The job is for a website designer, which is right up her alley. And the company is small, which is also the kind of friendly environment Kristen wants to work in. She sent a somewhat casual email cover letter with her resume attached.
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Mitchell is using the following cover letter (and resume) to follow up on a phone call he had with someone in his professional network, Carol Pilsner. Carol is the Director of Human Resources at a company Mitchell would like to work for. The good news is that Carol has a job opening and she wants
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Marcus is making a career change from antique sales to real estate appraiser. This cover letter bridges his two careers and makes it easy for his reader to understand how she would benefit from having Marcus join her professional team. Marcus Ortiz 123 Violet Way Forest Hills, MN 12345 123-555-1234 [email protected] January 20, 20xx Mrs.
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This cover letter sample for a Trainer uses three very good techniques: It addresses the hiring manager by name (Dear Mr. LaPuenta). It refers to someone both the job seeker and Mr. LaPuenta know (Camille Parker). It lists the requirements in the job posting (under YOU WANT), followed by a strong list of Maria’s matching
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