KEY TO COVER LETTER ROUGH DRAFT RECIPIENT’S SECTIONS

COVER LETTER PURPOSE: The main purpose of a cover letter for a resume is that it gives a brief personalized introduction of the job seeker to the hiring manager mentions how the job seeker came to know about the vacancy how the job seeker fits the position available

FORMAT OF A CV A PERSONAL BUSINESS STYLE LETTER (Your Contact Information) Name Address City, State, Zip Code Date (Employer Contact Information) (if you have it) Name Title Company Address City, State, Zip Code ( Salutation) Dear Mr./Ms. Last Name, or To Whom It May Concern,

PARAGRAPH 1 USE THE VOCABULARY OF THE AD PARAGRAPH 1 APPLYING FOR POSITION OF (NAME THE JOB) OR TYPE OF WORK AD FROM THE WEB/DATE/WEB ADDRESS IF POSSIBLE

PARAGRAPH 2 BE SURE NOT TO SUMMARIZE YOUR RESUME PARAGRAPH 2: QUALIFICATIONS YOU OFFER THE COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS MATCH THE JOB FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING. REASON FOR APPLYING FOR THE JOB/TYPE OF WORK. EMPHASIZE EDUCATION, SKILLS, ABILITIES, INTERESTS, EXPERIENCE THAT RELATE

PARAGRAPH 3 BE SURE TO INDICATE THE ACTION WHICH YOU WILL TAKE TO INITIATE AN INTERVIEW PARAGRAPH 3: THANK THE EMPLOYER FOR CONSIDERING YOU FOR THE POSITION WILL FOLLOW-UP MENTION ENCLOSED RESUME OR METHOD USED TO SEND THE RESUME ANTICIPATING AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CALLING (specify time frame)

CLOSING (Complimentary Close) Respectfully yours, (Signature ) Enclosure

RECIPIENT’S INFORMATION ONLINE CLASSIFIED ADS RECIPIENT’S INFORMATION DATA ENTRY SMART 3 EAST 52 STREET, 10TH FLOOR New York, NY 10025 DISCOVERY INTERNSHIPS, LLC 1326 OLD NORTHERN BLVD. ROSLYN, NY 11576 Summer Youth Employment Program Queens Community House, Inc. 108-25 62nd Drive Queens, NY 11375 DATA ENTRY SMART DISCOVERY INTERNSHIPS, LLC QUEENS COMMUNITY HOUSE, INC.