[Job-Discussions] Cover Letters

[Julie McGinnity]

Thank you all! Yeah, I wish I could just submit an audition. That's so
much easier!

I appreciate the reminders to just be myself. I feel like when I give
my cover letters to my advisers and friends to edit, I get erased from
them. I know I'm not a terrible writer as I've won scholarships thanks
to my strong essays. Obviously, cover letters are different, and I'm
always learning. At the same time, the edits I receive often cross the
line and make me wonder what's so wrong with my professional writing.

Thanks again,

Julie

On 10/21/22, Sandra Gayer via Job-Discussions
<job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Julie,
> Cover letters are job specific but that only means make it personal,
> so that companies don't feel like you're applying to jobs in bulk. I
> echo what has already been said about being yourself. Think of it like
> an advert. You want to communicate thee most important things you want
> the potential employer to know, in short form. Keeping it to a page or
> less means the person at the other end is more likely to read it. The
> length and style are up to you, in the end.
>
> I run a job skills session, the first Wednesday of every month on the
> ACB Community. Cover letters, resumes, interview issues, whatever
> people need help with, they bring it. That's how it's supposed to work
> anyway, hee hee!
>
> Very best wishes,
> Sandra.
>
> On 10/21/22, Dick Davis via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>> 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
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> 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
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>>> Of Julie McGinnity via Job-Discussions
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2022 6:30 PM
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>>> 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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Julie A. McGinnity
MM Vocal Performance, 2015; American University Washington College of
Law, JD Candidate 2023