Download Cover Letter Example and more Study notes English in PDF only on Docsity! COVER LETTERS career services Cover Letter Reminders: • The purpose of your resume is to excite an employer enough to call you in for an interview. Likewise the purpose of the cover letter is to get an employer to read your resume, a copy of which accompanies the letter. • Your goal is to give your reader enough information to interest him or her in looking at your resume, but not so much that the reader is overwhelmed. • It's best to address your letter to a specific person, so always research the company you are applying to and find out the name of an individual in order to address your letter properly. Often the best person to contact is the head of the department you wish to work in. • A good rule of thumb to use in deciding if you should answer a classified ad is to answer it if you have 80 percent of the skills or background that it says the job requires. • If you're writing to someone to whom you've been referred, be sure to name your referent in your first paragraph. Cover Letter Example 121 South 24th Street, #201-A Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301) 555-1234 October 16, 2001 Dr. Carol Manager Director, Program Development JHPIEGO 1513 Thames Street, Suite #200 Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Dear Dr. Manager: While researching the Maryland public health marketplace, I learned of your facility and would like to be considered for the position of Program Development Officer for the Caribbean and Latin American Unit. My resume is enclosed. In May of 2002, I will complete my Master of Public Health degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. The program is intensive and allowed me to draw on knowledge and skills from a variety of disciplines to help define, critically assess and resolve a broad spectrum of public health problems and issues, which I might face during my professional career. In addition, I completed an independent study based on my work as a Technical Adviser for Latin American countries at the Center for Development and Population Activities; and as a volunteer at the Baltimore City Health Department, I interviewed sexually transmitted disease patients for contact information, drew blood samples, and referred cluster suspects and associates for examination. I am confident my skills and experience would prove beneficial to your organization and would welcome an opportunity to discuss my qualifications with you in person. I can be reached after 5:00 pm at (301) 555-1234, or you may leave a message on my answering machine and I will return the call promptly. Thank you for your attention and consideration. Sincerely, Erin C. Gilmartin Enclosure
