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Have you found your dream job and can’t wait to apply? If so, we recommend checking out our sample cover letters, to make sure your application is fully covered. Some employers require a cover letter ...

The cover letter is its own unique, dreaded genre of writing. In a few — often formulaic — paragraphs, job applicants must accomplish several things: prostrate themselves at the feet of hiring ...

Formal letters differ in some key ways from e-mail and even from professional memos. The purpose of a formal letter is often serious: It may be a formal application for a job, a formal statement of a ...

Recently, on a listserv in my field known for being welcoming to outsiders and newcomers but also for being rife with discussions that quickly turn ridiculous, a thread on cover letters followed the ...

Q: I’m trying to basically forget about doing any sort of work once I get back to school 🙂 , so while I’m still writing I figured I’d crank out my cover letters. My question is, what sets apart ...

You've trawled through piles of resumes, spent hours in an interview room and had several sleepless nights deciding which of several outstanding candidates is the best fit for the job. Once this ...