[Job-Discussions] Cover Letters

[dickblind at gmail.com]

Julie, 

It’s a sales pitch for you. Write it that way. Tell them how you can help them. 

Form letters can be s useful example, but avoid using them. Recruiters may think you’re just lazy. 

If someone tells you that they must be written in their way, be suspicious. It’s not an exact science. 

Your cover letter is a reflection of you as a person. Be honest and be yourself. 

How about sending them an audition thumb drive or whatever you use in the music business? Creativity might work. 

Dick Davis 

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> On Oct 20, 2022, at 7:18 PM, Justin Williams via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I try to take the job description and use their words in the cover letter
> while reflecting how I could help the organization.
> 
> Make it about them.
> 
> Justin
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Job-Discussions [mailto:job-discussions-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Julie McGinnity via Job-Discussions
> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2022 6:30 PM
> To: Job Discussions internet Mailing List <job-discussions at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Julie McGinnity <kaybaycar at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Job-Discussions] Cover Letters
> 
> Hi Everyone,
> 
> Does anyone else struggle with cover letters? I have been told that cover
> letters are supposed to be one page, super specific, and full of language
> that reflects the specific job posting. My university career office also
> believes in something called a form cover letter. We learn new things every
> day, but I'm still questioning this concept.
> 
> When I write a cover letter and give it to someone for critiques, they
> usually tell me that I'm too wordy and yet not specific enough. I'm much
> better at more creative writing, not writing that puts me in a little box.
> But I want to feel confident in my cover letter writing skills. I'll be
> applying for internships pretty steadily for a few months, and then next
> year I'll be applying for jobs.
> 
> Has anyone got this cover letter thing down to a science? Has anyone gotten
> good, useful cover letter advice that actually helps? Has anyone just thrown
> caution to the winds and started writing cover letters that reflect you but
> may not be a repeat of the job description?
> 
> 
> Thanks, and have a good evening!
> Julie
> 
> 
> --
> Julie A. McGinnity
> MM Vocal Performance, 2015; American University Washington College of Law,
> JD Candidate 2023
> 
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