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Dynamic Cover Letters
Job-Search Cover Letter Tutorial

 

Page 53 of the Cover Letter Tutorial: Examples #3

 

Excerpts of Examples in Job-Search Cover Letters:

 

I demonstrated my ability to work well under pressure and solve problems when a hurricane struck my hometown. I organized volunteer efforts at a local shelter and figured out an efficient way to distribute clothing to the newly homeless.

 

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In my summer job at Connor Consulting, I have proven myself as a team player. For example, when the mainframe computer crashed last summer, and we lost months of crucial data, I was able to motivate those in my group to pull extra shifts to duplicate the work.

 

 

If you missed them, see also this link for some examples of quantifying in cover letters and this link for variations on quantifying in cover letters that give superlatives and "firsts."

 

 

 

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