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How to make a cover letter ?
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● Completes your CV
● Introduces you
● Explains why you are applying for the job
● What are your skills and competences
● Demonstrates your skills and abilities
● Motivation
How to make a cover letter ?What is a cover letter ? What's the point ?
1st : Make some researchs about the company, about the job, about the environnement.
Who ?Where ?What the job ?How ?Etc...
How to make a cover letter ?Preparation
Bachelor degreePianoFootballTeamwork
Animation with childrens
Intership in a kindergarden
Work in a office
ResponsibleCreativity
Like moving
Meeting new people
How to make a cover letter ?2nd : Take a paper : BRAINSTORMING
Write a list of all your qualities, skills, experiences, and knowledge.● schools● after-school activities ● profesionals experiences● your planned future● environement of your futur job
Curiosity
Won the football CupFamily
Taking decisions
Open Office
English
Spanish
Serious
Find new ideasTravel
Waitress
3rd : Because of your research, you can select and organize all yours skills.
How to make a cover letter ?
What is the best ?What is usefull for this job ? For this company ?Etc...
Now it's time to find how to connect all this ideas.Bachelor degree
PianoFootballTeamwork
Animation with childrens
Intership in a kindergarden
Work in a office
ResponsibleCreativity
Like moving
Meeting new people
Family
Taking decisions
Open Office
English
Spanish
Serious
Waitress
Find new ideasTravel
Curiosity
Won the football CupWaitress
Like moving
Curiosity
Piano Travel
Won the football Cup
Maximum 4 paragraphes
How to make a cover letter ?Writing
Your addresstelephone
faxemail
Your address telephone fax email
2 possibilitiesDon't put your name ! Date (e.g.: 28th February 2012)
Destination name and address
Salutation (Dear...)
Body
Your signature
Your name
What is the structure ?
A4
Just 1 page
● State your general qualifications for the job (situate your skills within the context of what the recruiter is looking for; don't just mention your skills).It's the transition for the 2nd paragraph.
How to make a cover letter ?First paragraph: Introduction
● Introduce yourself briefly (a new graduate or a seasoned professional, where you come from, what school you attended, etc....)Be quick, it's not your CV !
● Mention the position you are applying for.
● If it's not a spontaneous application, specify how you learned about the opening.
● Remember that you should not repeat what is already in your resume. Use different sentence structures and try to be imaginative, yet concise.
How to make a cover letter ?
Second paragraph:● More details about your qualifications and back up your assertions.
● Choose your most relevant qualifications and discuss how your background and experience qualify you for the job.
● Remember that you have to proove your skills so don't write too much skills if your experience can't proove it.
How to make a cover letter ?
Third paragraph:● Request an interview
● where and when you can be reached
● Thank the reader for his or her time and consideration.
● Show that your are motivated (you can tell them than you'll call in fews weeks about an job interview)
● The typical ending of a cover letter is sincerely. In emails you can also write:
- Regards- Kind regards- Best wishes
● 3 lines of letter● 3 pages of letter
● To make a spelling mistake !
● the date has to be update
● Long sentences● Copy and paste typicall senteces
● Don't say that the company is the best, try to find one element which caracterise the company
● Don't say « I'm the best », say « I'm able to make this because » or « I'm good because.... »● To lie
● Don't say « I would wish » but « I wish » no conditional
● Don't use to much « I ...I...I ... »
How to make a cover letter ?The typicall mistakes
● Be active and positive (for exemple, don't say « I'm not available till the 31st of March » but say « I'm avalaible from 1st of April »)
How to make a cover letter ?
Now, you're ready for this step !
If you need help, have a look on the paper with a list of words or sentences usefull for a cover letter.
Thank you for your attention and good luck for the future :)
