Here is a baseline example of the cover letter I use to send out to companies. DO NOT COPY THIS! Make sure to fill in the blanks (denoted in red) and fill in your own credentials. My credentials are in here as an example.
YOUR ADDRESS
CITY, STATE ZIP CODE
DATE YOU'RE TURNING IN THE APPLICATION
COMPANY NAME
STREET ADDRESS
CITY, STATE ZIP CODE
Dear PERSON YOU TALKED TO/SIR OR MADAM,
This letter is to express my interest in the POSITION YOU'RE APPLYING FOR at the NAME OF COMPANY headquarters in WHATEVER CITY, WHATEVER STATE that was posted on the WHEREVER/THE COMPANY'S CAREER WEBSITE on DATE. I feel my education, experience, and career interests will make me a competitive candidate for this position. [My advisor, WHOEVER, of the School of Information Technology at Illinois State University/Your recruiters at Illinois State University's career fair on September 19, 2012 enthusiastically promoted your company as a highly popular and respected place in the Information Technology field (OMIT THIS SENTENCE THAT IS INSIDE THE [] IF YOUR COUNSELOR DIDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THIS OR YOU DIDN'T FIND THE COMPANY AT A CAREER FAIR).] Please accept this letter and enclosed resume as my application for the advertised position.
I will graduate from Illinois State University in May of 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems – Web Application Development. As you discussed, the position requires strong interpersonal skills, the ability to be a team player, be a leader, and have a positive attitude. I have many years of experience in working around customers at my jobs, as well as working in a team environment. Additionally, I am seen as an effective leader and a positive role model by my peers. I have been elected to different leadership positions, such as national chairmanships within my sorority and the president of the AITP student club at Illinois State University. Recently, I started taking my passion for Information Technology and love for helping others to new heights by blogging for the Department of Technology at Illinois State University to promote students in finite math classes to pursue an Information Technology-related degree, especially women. I also partake in various service activities, ranging from participating in a dodgeball fundraiser with my sorority to being a note taker for Disability Concerns.
My main goal for a full-time job is to enhance my knowledge of information technology and implement it in a professional environment, especially in WHATEVER THE POSITION ENTAILS. I have taken many classes involving the use of technical skills and business-analyst skills. In these classes, I learned how to analyze specific graphs, such as an entity-relationship diagram. I have also worked with programming languages, mainframe languages, and applications such as Java, JSF, HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, PHP, MySQL, SQL, JCL, and COBOL. Outside of class, I have been applying my experience while working on creating websites, learning graphic design, adding functionality to make the websites aesthetically pleasing, and conducting research for a professor at Illinois State University. I was also granted the opportunity to intern at McDonald's Corporation in Oakbrook, Illinois during the summer of 2012. My enclosed resume provides more details on my qualifications and experience.
The possibility of working for a major company like COMPANY is very exciting. I am available upon your request to discuss my qualifications, experience, and to learn more about this opportunity in your growing company. If you need to reach me, feel free to call me at YOUR PHONE NUMBER. In case that I do not answer, please leave me a message or email me at YOUR EMAIL and I will reply within a day.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
Enclosure
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