For a Ph.D., writing cover letters for nonacademic jobs — letters that explain how your skills and experience make you a good fit — can be difficult and frustrating. That isn’t because Ph.D ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sample Language for Cover Letter Sections Below are some sample sentences and phrases to help you get over a writing block if you’re having trouble with any of the paragraphs on the previous page.

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 ...

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 ...

Your letter should have three main parts, plus a greeting and sign-off. Here is a link for additional tips on writing a cover letter from the LinkedIn Career Guide and CU Boulder. Introduction (1 ...

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”.

Starting a cover letter with Dear sir/madam or to whom it may concern makes a bad impression from the first words. If you really can’t find the hiring manager, find the right team and address them.

This was just over 20 years ago, but I remember the phone call. It was a high compliment on my cover letter and followed by a bit of a blow by asking me to “prove myself”. The impact of that ...

At best, a cover letter can help a job-seeker stand out from the pack. At worst, it can make a promising candidate seem like an uncreative cut-and-paster. Sadly, the vast majority of cover letters ...