You should also provide the professor with a job description and
copy of your cover letter so they will be prepared should they receive a call.
Keep a hard
copy of each cover letter so you know exactly what you wrote in each one.
Not exact matches
It shouldn't be a direct
copy of your resume, however,
so read on for our top
cover letter tips.
The employer already has a
copy of your resume in front
of them,
so why would you rehash all
of the same information in your
cover letter?
I reviewed her resume and it looked quite good,
so I asked her to forward a
copy of her
cover letter.
Copy the style and format
of this
cover letter so that you can at least get a chance to meet the hiring manager.
For situations like this, always make sure you bring a
copy (or two)
of a pre-prepared
cover letter and resume with you
so you can hand them in all together.
A prospective employer can get a sense
of your personality and writing right away
so don't start with
copy that you've lifted verbatim from a
cover letter example you found online.
*** REMINDER: I'm sure this wouldn't apply to you, but SUPER important — save a generic version
of your
cover letter template (
so you have it to edit later) and then SAVE AS and rename company specific
copies so you don't get mixed up — for example YourName-JobTitle-ABCCompany-CoverLetter.doc.
I would always send a
copy of my resume and
cover letter to my references, along with the job description,
so they wouldn't be caught off guard.