For an early-career academic, the primary challenge of writing a cover letter is that you are very much writing about your future prospects, not your actual experience or achievements (both of ...

Your cover letter must develop enough interest to get the employer to want to turn the page, look at your resume and say, "Let’s call this one in for an interview”.

Focus on the cover letter. It is not uncommon for me to get 100 applications for one spot, so I’m constantly looking for reasons not to advance a candidate to the interview round. Writing a good ...

So if you’re looking for tips on how to write a cover letter, open up a document, and let’s get writing.

A cover letter is a document you send along with your resume to a company when you are applying for a job to highlight your skills and experiences.

His newest book is Academic Writing as if Readers Matter, from Princeton University Press. He co-wrote, with Robert Weisbuch, The New Ph.D.: How to Build a Better Graduate Education.

What is the role of a cover letter in the application for a faculty job at a teaching institution? The primary function of the cover letter is to help you make the short list. Many search committee ...

Landing an academic job is tough, and at no point in the process are the odds longer than in getting a foot in the door to interview. Often the number of applicants for a position, particularly in the ...

What is a good strategy for writing a cover letter? – Dierdre Answer: Your No. 1 priority in your job search is to make you stand out among the sea of applicants.

Of all the writing-related activities of the job search, the one task most universally hated is the cover letter. It seems to cause anxiety for many otherwise well-qualified job seekers. And there ...