Cover Letter Tutorial: Map to the Site

Page 1: A True or False Question
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Page 2: Cover Letter Functions
Page 3: When Should You Send a Cover Letter?
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Page 4: The Three Types of Cover Letters
Page 5: The Uninvited or Cold Contact Cover Letter
Page 6: The Invited Cover Letter
Page 7: The Referral Cover Letter
Page 8: The Cover Letter Structure
Page 9: The First Paragraph
DynamicPage 9: Examples of Less-than-Wonderful Openings
Page 10: The Second Paragraph
Page 11: The Third Paragraph
Page 12: The Fourth (or Last) Paragraph
Page 13: The Top Ten Ways New Grads Can Write Can't-Miss Dynamic Cover Letters
Page 14: Making the Most of Your College Experience
DynamicPage 14: Ways to Maximize Your College Experience
DynamicPage 14: Excerpts from Letters
Page 15: Making the Most of Your College Experience
DynamicPage 15: Examples
Page 16: Making the Most of Your College Experience
Page 17: Emphasizing your Transferable and Marketable Skills
DynamicPage 17: Skills and Qualities
Page 18: Emphasizing your Transferable and Marketable Skills
Page 19: Cover Letter Openers
Page 20: Cover Letter Openers
DynamicPage 20: Attention-Grabbing Openers
Page 21: Cover Letter Openers
DynamicPage 21: Risky Openers
Page 22: Cover Letter Openers
Page 23: Cover Letter Openers
Page 24: Avoid Negativity
Page 25: Accentuating the Positive
Page 26: Accentuating the Positive
DynamicPage 26: Examples
Page 27: Accentuating the Positive
DynamicPage 27: Examples
Page 28: Avoid Weak and Passive Verbs
DynamicPage 28: Examples
Page 29: Don't Convey Any Unnecessarily Negative Information
Page 30: Don't Sound Too Desperate
DynamicPage 30: Examples
Page 31: Avoid Overblown Language
Page 32: On-the-Job Learning
Page 33: Closing the Sale with a Proactive Final Paragraph
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Page 34: Closing the Sale with a Proactive Final Paragraph
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Page 35: Inadvertent Phrases
Page 36: Emphasize What You Can Do for the Employer
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Page 37: Demonstrate Knowledge of the Company or Industry
DynamicPage 37: Excerpts
Page 38: Tailoring Your Letter to a Want Ad
Page 39: Tailoring Your Letter to a Want Ad
DynamicPage 39: Letter #1
DynamicPage 39: Letter #2
DynamicPage 39: Examples
Page 40: Poor Tailoring
Page 41: Poor Tailoring
Page 42: Poor Tailoring
Page 43: Networking Your Way to Irresistible Cover Letters
DynamicPage 43: Examples
Page 44: Sharpening Your Focus
Page 45: Sharpening Your Focus
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Page 46: More Ways to Make the Employer Sit up and Take Notice
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Page 47: More Atention-Getting Formats
Page 48: More Atention-Getting Formats
DynamicPage 48: Examples
Page 49: More Atention-Getting Formats
Page 50: Opening a Window into your Personality
DynamicPage 50: Examples
Page 51: Your USP
DynamicPage 51: Excerpts
Page 52: The PEP Formula
DynamicPage 52: Excerpts
Page 53: Quantify and Exemplify
DynamicPage 53: Examples
DynamicPage 53: Examples
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Page 54: Not Addressing Letter to a Named Individual
DynamicPage 54: More
Page 55: The Blind-Box Ad
Page 56: Failing to be Proactive by Requesting an Interview
Page 57: Telling What the Company Can Do for You Rather Than What You can do for the Company
DynamicPage 57: Excerpts
Page 58: More Guaranteed Ways to Write a Bad Cover Letter
DynamicPage 58: Examples
Page 59: More Guaranteed Ways to Write a Bad Cover Letter
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Page 60: Writing Tips
Page 61: More Writing Tips
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Page 62: More Writing Tips
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Page 63 More Writing Tips
Page 64: Standard Business Letter Format
DynamicPage 64: Format #1
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