Customize your own cover letter and resume based on a Job Announcement/Advertisement that you are interested in.  (You are not required to apply for the position.)  The job announcement can be expired or active. Attach an image or copy of the job announcement and paste it into your submission.

THREE PAGES (Job Announcement, Resumé and Cover Letter) PLEASE READ

COVER LETTER TEMPLATE BELOW 

CAREER CORRESPONDENCE AND APPLICATIONS 79

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EXHIBIT 6.1 Cover letter guidelines

Ryan H. Austin
1412 Illinois Avenue Lakewood, IN 46556

March 21, 2006

Introductory
paragraph

Middle
paragraph

Closing
paragraph

Mr. Jerry P. Smith, Vice President
Lakewood General Hospital
545 Weller Avenue
Lakewood, IN 46556

Dear Mr. Smith:

In this paragraph, give the reason for the letter, name the specific position or type of
employment for which you are applying, and mention how you learned about the
opening (e.g., classified advertisement, college placement office, personal referral,
Internet site). When you mention how you learned about the opening, give the name
of the publication and its date, the name of the person referring you, or the name of
the Internet site that promoted the opening and the date you saw the advertisement.

Indicate why you are interested in the position and company. It is recommended that
you comment on something specific about the company here; this could be something
you’ve read recently about the firm, their mission statement, or vision statement, or their
reputation in the community. Also state what you believe you can do for the company,
what contributions you can make. Be specific here and use examples whenever possible.
If you are a recent graduate, talk about your degree and how you feel that it and your
other experiences make you qualified for the position. If you are an experienced worker,
point out your achievements or talents that make you a good candidate. You may
include some ideas similar to ones found in your resume, but try not to use the same
wording. Finally, at the appropriate spot in this paragraph, refer the reader to your
enclosed resume, which further explains your qualifications and experience.

State your desire for an interview and your flexibility as to the time and place. Provide
telephone numbers where you can be reached. Be assertive and active in closing the
letter and tell the reader that you will follow up with a telephone call to arrange an
interview time. Do not end the letter with a statement that you look forward to hearing
from the reader. Control your job search and tell the reader when you will call and
then do it!

Sincerely yours.

Rya.« łf. Austin
Ryan H. Austin

Enclosure

Ю CHAPTER 6

Sample cover letter.

James Herrman

423 29th Street, Atwater, OH 23489 614-555-4665 s jherrman3@yahoo.com

July 29, 2005

Ms. Jennifer Kutkowski
Senior Employment Specialist
Apex Communication Company
1293 Indian Way
Cleveland, OH 23478

Dear Ms. Kutkowski:

In response to your advertisement in the July 25th issue of Communications Monthly,
I am applying for the position of network administrator. I welcome the opportunity
to be a part of your growing communications company.

During the past several years, I developed excellent skills in network administration,
working with our local television station, WZKB-TV. I have a broad knowledge of
network operations as well as an understanding of the complexities of managing a
system in a company such as yours. I was very excited to see your advertisement for
someone with my skills. Your position is a perfect match with my career goals.

I have enclosed my resume for your review. I look forward to meeting with you so
that we can further discuss your exciting opportunity and my related qualifications.
You may reach me at the number above or jherrman3@vahoo.com. In any case, I will
contact you next week so that we may arrange a convenient time to discuss my
qualifications.

Sincerely,

James Herrman
Enclosure

mailto:jherrman3@yahoo.com

mailto:jherrman3@vahoo.com

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