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WritingaCoverLetter-TheCoverLWritingaCoverLetter-TheCoverLetterChecklistWhenyouhavecompletedthefirstdraftofyourcoverletter,compareittothelistbelow.Someoftheitemsonthechecklistrefertocontentandotheritemsrefertoformat.Youmayhaveevenreadsomeofthesebefore.Asyoureviewthischecklist,compareittoyourletteranddetermineifthereareanyadditionalchangesthatneedtobemadebeforesendingit?andyourresume?totheemployer.Yes,thisisabittedious,butifyouwanttobeatoutyourcompetitors,youhavetodomorethantheydoandyouhavetodoitbetter.Heregoes:1.Usethesamepaperthatyouuseforyourresume.Theyshouldmatch.Ifthepapersdonotmatch(oriftheyareofpoorquality),thenyoumightaswellnotsendanythingatall.Whatyouaretellingtheemployeristhatprofessionalismisnotoneofyourstrongsuits.2.Proofread.Proofread.Proofread.3.Keepthelettertoonepage.Youarenotwritingyourlifestory.4.Ensurethenameofthepersonaddressedintheletterisspelledcorrectlyandthatyouhavehis/hercorrecttitle.Noonelikestohavehis/hernamemisspelled.5.Demonstratethatyouhaveresearchedthecompanybyincludingsomeinformationinoneormoreofyoursentences.6.Signthecoverletterwithablueorblackinkpen.Thisisanoldstandard,butitisstilltruetoday.7.Useclearandconcisesentences.Beprofessional,butalsoconversational.8.Sellyourself.Thisisnotalicensetouse"I"atthebeginningofeverysentence,butyoucanstateinclearandwell-definedlanguagewhatyoucandotoassisttheemployerinreachingspecificgoals.Useactivelanguagetoengagethereaderinwantingtoknowallaboutyou.Generateexcitement.Whenyouspeakconvincingly,yourreaderwillfinditeasytoagreewithyou.9.Ensureyourletterisanoriginalandnotacopy?andprintedongood/qualityprinter.Copiesareawasteoftime..Itreflectspoorlyonyouanditsendsaclearsignaltotheprospectiveemployerthatyoudidn'tcareenoughtocreatealetterspecificallyforthem.10.Usethetraditionalbusinessletterformat.Donotgetcuteinthehopesofstandingout.Letyourwordsstandoutastheycreateapictureofyourabilitiesandaccomplishments.Don’tusemorethanonefontandkeepyourstatementseasy-to-read.11.Explainanythinginyourresumethat