I really need help writing a cover letter! Any advice is greatly appreciated ?
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Mar 2nd, 2010 |
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I’m looking for a first year hairdressing apprenticeship and i don’t know how to write an appropriate cover letter.
If anyone has any hints or pointers or ever a sample cover letter for this profession i would be so so grateful!
Thank you :)
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Bullet points in a cover letter are a great way to focus the attention of the reader on the points that you really want to make. Don’t have more than 3 and make sure that these are your 3 best points as to why they should give the job to you.
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A cover letter is always a good idea. It gives enough information about you and your capabilities so that the employer will be interested in talking with your personality.
The letter should relate specifically to the company and person to whom you are writing. If you haven’t already done so, find out as much as you can about each firm and individual you plan to ask for an interview. Try to talk with some one who has been working with the firm, ask for literature, such as the annual report that explains the firm and its policies, check the company’s WEB SIT E, or check out the firm at Hoover’s Online, The Wall Street Journal’s Career Journal or Wet Feet’s Company Profiles.
1. Use correct grammar.
2. Address it to a specific person by name, including the job title in the inside address.
Include the following:
a) Brief greeting including how you heard about the opening
b) The position you are applying for
c) Your basic qualifications for the position and any accomplishments or career highlights that might interest the employer enough to contact you
d) Any other information you feel is pertinent to the specific job without repeating information found in your resume. Justify any holes in the resume if necessary, like the five year gap when you didn’t work at all!
e) End with a paragraph requesting an interview, including your phone number and e-mail address and when you can be reached.
BE SURE YOU INCLUDE THE DATE …A RETURN ADDRESS… AND AN INSIDE ADDRESS.
E-mails don’t need addresses.
Sign the letter in blue or black ink only. NO EMOTICONS :)