Writing Cover Letters

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Writing Cover Letters Tip 12

Proofread your draft

You cannot afford one mistake or slip. Use your spelling checker and check all names carefully. Read the draft several times and make sure you have included all the necessary information. Check your punctuation, grammar and consistency of capital letters and names. Ask a friend to check it over.

Can you spot the main problem with this draft letter?

Answer: There's no contact telephone address and there's no date on the letter.

Professionally Written Cover Letter

John Noakes
1221 Stave Avenue
Washington DC 22090
(202) 445 4545

Sales Executive advertised in
Computer Monthly

May 13, 2000

Dear Mr Johns

Joining Datacom’s Sales Team

I would like to join Datacom Office Equipment as your new Sales Executive and bring to your organization my 12 years of experience working on international corporate clients for Bestdata.

My training at Bestdata helped me become Regional Sales Representative of the Month four times in two years. After my promotion to North-East Regional Sales Manager, we improved training for sales representatives, revamped our marketing strategy and moved into direct selling on the Internet. Sales increased by 30 per cent in the next year.

Many of these ideas apply to Datacom's product range, especially the innovative portable telephones and fax machines you recently launched in the trade press.

I'd be happy to discuss these ideas at an interview. Could we arrange an interview in early June when I am in New York?

Yours sincerely

 

John Noakes

Enclosed: Resume

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Writing Cover Letter Tips:

Write a professional letterhead

The first paragraph

Personalize your cover letter

Use a positive heading with a strong action verb

Use your opening paragraph

List your unique qualifications

List your key achievements

Compliment the reader and personalize the cover letter

Close strongly suggesting the next action

List enclosed information at the end

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Writing Cover Letters was last updated: May 31, 2004