Four Rules of the Road for Writing a Cover Letter
- Make a personal connection.
Establish a personal connection with the reader of your letter as quickly as possible.
- Show personality.
Give the employer a sense of your personality through your writing style, direct statements about your character, or testimonial references.
- Initiate action.
Understand what you would like the employer to do as a result of your letter — and ask him or her to do it.
- Make it quick and easy to read.
Format your one page letter using short paragraphs, bullet points, and white space to make your letter look quick and easy to read.
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