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HowtoWriteaGreenCoverLetterHowtoWriteaGreenCoverLetter lotofemployersputgreatstockinthesetidysummariesofwhyyouwantagreenjobandwhyyourqualificationsmakeyouthebestcandidate.Followgeneralguidelinesforgoodcoverletterwriting.Makesuretotailoreachlettertothespecificjobyouseek.(Genericlettersreekofresumeblitzesfrompeoplelookingforanyoldjob.)Afterthat?Greenupyourletterwiththeserulesofthumb.Getpersonal.Agreencoverletteristheperfectplacetomentionyourpassionandresolveabouttheenvironment.Don’tsimplyregurgitateinformationthat’salreadyinyourresume.Instead,usethelettertoexpandontheinformationoroffernewdetails.Touchonthereasonsyoucareaboutthecleanupatthelocalriver;mentionyourorganicgarden;describehowyou’vedeclaredeveryMondaya“no-consumeday”andneverspendadime;orexplainwhyyourdetail-orientednaturemakesyouuniquelysuitedforthejob.Don’toverlookthegreen.Employerswanttoknowwhatrelevantgreenexperienceyou'vehad,evenifit'snotnecessarilyworkexperience.Perhapsyoutookclassesinenvironmentalstudiesorarehandywithstatistics(animportantskillformanygreenjobs).Maybeyouhaveexperiencefightingbrushfiresorgrewupingrizzlycountry.Talkaboutyourgreen-relatedexperiencestokeepyourapplicationfromlandinginthe“don’tcall”pile.Spellouthowyourgreennesswillpayoff.Ifyou’retryingtosnagajobasasustainabilitycoordinator,forexample,andyourresumelistsecoactionsyouledonyourcollegecampus,yourcoverlettercoulddescribewhythecampaignsmatteredtoyou,whattheytaughtyou,andhowyoucouldbringsimilarsuccessestoyouremployers.Theyneedtoknowwhyhiringyouwillbringpagehits,customers,profits,orsimilarrewards.Bespecific.Addressthekeypointsraisedinthejobposting.Ifanon-profitthatdealswithenergyefficiencyislookingforan“experienced,take-chargeindividualwhoisself-motivated,”usethosewordsinyourcoverlettertohelpproveyouarethatperson.Ontheotherhand,avoidhype.Employersarelookingforanhonestassessment—notblather.Jobhunterssoundcluelesswhentheywrite,“Youwon'tfindabetter-qu