Writing a Cover Letter GOAL 1: Learn something new ab out you that is not on your your resume .
GOAL 2: Expand on and backup soft and hard skills that may b e shown in your resume.
GOAL 3: Captivate the reader with some form of narrative; avoid restating bullet p oints from resume.
Goal 1: Learn Something new about you that is not on your resume. What are some details from your relevant experiences that you could expand upon? Or is there anything not on your resume that highlights how you would be a good fit for this position? Maybe it's your personal interests or hobbies! Make a List below. 1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Goal 2: Expand on and backup soft and hard skills that may be shown in your resume. You may have listed skills in the skills section of your resume. When writing narrative paragraphs below, make sure to incorporate what tool/software/skill you used. For skills such as team-work, communication, detail oriented, ability to multitask, etc., it is important to show the reader how you have exercised these skills in your narrative paragraphs. Show them the 'how' behind the skill and why that benefited the team, project, or task you are talking about. Below list some skills that you have that you are excited to expand upon in a cover letter: 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________