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1、CoverLetterWritingForEquineStudiesMajorsEquineStudiesProgramOhioUniversitySouthernOhioHorseParkTHEBASICSWHATISACOVERLETTER?¦Introducesyourresume.¦Designedtogenerateinterviews,andultimatelyjoboffers.¦Personalized,“original”correspondence(donotsendphotocopiedformletters)witheac
2、hprospectiveemployer.WHATISINCLUDEDINACOVERLETTER?(SEEEXAMPLESCONTAINEDINTHISBOOKLET)¦Yourreturnaddress.¦Date.¦Employer’sname,titleandfulladdress.¦Salutation.¦Body(usually3-4paragraphs).¦Complimentaryclosing.¦Yournameandsignature.¦Enclosurenotation.PARAGRAPH1¦Identifiesyourin
3、terestinapplyingforthespecificjob.¦Identifieshowyouheardaboutthejob.PARAGRAPH2¦Referstoyourenclosedresume.¦Includesinformationaboutyoureducationandgeneralqualifications.¦“Sells”youbyelaboratingonpointscontainedinyourresumethatrelatetotheposition(focusonyourtransferableskills)
4、.PARAGRAPH3-4¦Askfortheinterview.¦Shouldbeshort,positive,andaskforactionwithoutbeingoverlyaggressive.¦Containsyourphonenumberandemailaddress.¦Thankstheemployerfortheirtimeandconsideration.THINGSTOCONSIDER¦Usestandard8½x11-inchpaper.¦Usegoodqualitystationery,thesameasyourresum
5、e.¦Usealaserprintertoproduceamastercopyofyourcoverletterandhavethemrunonhigh-qualitystockpaper(atleast20-poundweight)availableatmostprintshopsandstationerystores.Conservativewhite,off-white,tan,orlightgrayaregenerallyacceptablecolors.¦Alwaystypecorrespondence;handwrittenlette
6、rsareunacceptable.¦Startwithablankdocumentinaword-processingprogramsoyouareabletocustomizeyourcoverletterforeachemployer.¦Utilize“whitespace”effectively.Avoidcrammingandcrowding.Usespacingtoaccentuatesectionsandheadings.¦Ingeneral,aone-pageletterissufficient.¦Useaconsistentle
7、giblefont.Pickafontthatiseasytoread(suchasTimesorArial).¦Donotuseatypesizesmallerthan10pointforyourcoverletter.Youwantyourcoverlettertobeeasytoread.¦Saveacopyonyourcomputer,butcustomizeyourletterforeachemployer.¦Proofread,Spellcheck,Proofread!¦Askyouradvisor,professors,friend
8、s,andfamilymemberstoreviewyourcoverletter.Themoreeyesthebetter!¦Alwa
