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1、42AmstelAvenueLernerCollegePurnellHall,Room004Monday-Friday:8amto5pmCAREERSERVICESCENTERPhone:302-831-3160http://www.lerner.udel.edu/careerservices_________________________________________BUSINESSSTUDENTS’GUIDETOCOVERLETTERSPurpose:Toserveasabusinesstransmittalletter

2、foryourresumeTointroduceyouandyouremploymentcredentialstotheemployerTogenerateemployerinterestininterviewingyouEmployerPerspective:Hiringmanagerwillgivethecoverletteracursoryglanceandfirstconcentrateontheresume.Theresumedetailsthespecificsofthecandidate’sbackgroundan

3、dqualificationsandiscomparedtothemanager’sspecificrequirements.Ifthereisamatch,thecoverletterislookedatfully.Whenreadingthecoverletter,theemploymentmanagerwillusuallylooktoseeifitisagenericcoverletterorifitisspecific/personaltothecompany.Theymaylookcloserattheoneswho

4、haveaconnectiontothatcompany(i.e.referral,networkingeventatcollege).Careerservicessponsorsmanyemployerrelatedevents(informationsessions,careerfairs)thatyoushouldbeabletosaysomethinglike,“ImetyouattheJobJamboreeattheUniversityofDelawareinSeptemberandIwalkedawayevenmor

5、eexcitedaboutyourcompanyandposition”.Theemployerislookingforspecificqualificationsthatmatchtheindustryandposition.Besurethatyouaddressthequalificationsofthejobdescriptioninthebodyofyourcoverletter.Iftheyarelookingforsomeonewhoiscreative,hasgoodcommunicationandorganiz

6、ationalskills,thenyouneedtobesurethatyouaddressthoseskillsinyourcoverletter.ContentofaCoverLetter:Regardlessofwhattypeofcoverletteryouarewriting,thebasicformatisthesame.Usetheformulabelowasageneralguidelineforallcoverletters.I.OpeningparagraphExpressesyourinterestint

7、heorganizationandfocusesonitTellswhereyouheardabouttheorganizationorpositionDemonstratesyourknowledgeoftheorganizationorfieldII.BodyHighlightsafewmajorskillsetswithexamplestoproveyoupossessthatskillFocusesonyouIllustrateshowyourqualificationsmatchtheirneedsIII.Closin

8、gSummarizeshowyouwouldfittheorganizationRequestsaction.AsksforanintervieworanapplicationSuggestsadatethatyouwillcalltofollowup(besu