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A cover letter's importance also includes its ability to:  \n• Explain your experiences in a story-like format that works with the information provided in your resumé  \n• Allow you to go in-depth about important experiences/skills and relate them to job requirements  \n• Show the employer that you are individualizing (tailoring) this job application  \n• Provide a sample of your written communication skills  \nImportant elements and order:  \n• Start with left-alignment and 1\" margin  \n• Student name and address  \n• Date  \n• Address of employer  \n• Salutation (Dear   : )  \no Do research to find whom your letter will go to. Don't ever put \"To Whom it May Concern\"  \n• First paragraph (I am applying for the   job at your company,   )  \n• Middle paragraph (describe your qualifications)  \n• Conclusion paragraph (Thank you in advance. I will contact you....)  \n• Closing (Sincerely, name, signature, and enclosure listings)  \n*** Cover letters are single spaced with a space between each major section and paragraph. Have 3 spaces between the closing line and the typed name.  \nResumé  \nElements to include:  \n• Name of applicant  \n• Contact information (present addresses, phone number, email address)  \n• Objective (optional)  \no Brief and to the point, or detailed description of desired position and qualifications  \n• Education  \no Degree type, date graduated, school/institution and general address, minor (if applicable)  \n• Experience (make sure to use action words when describing your experience)  \no Type of experience (server, swimmer, etc.), dates of experience, experience and general location, details regarding experience  \no Use active, interesting verbs  \n• Honor & Activities  \no List  \n**A few things to remember:  \n• The ultimate goal is to get an interview.  \n• Reorganize your resumé if needed. Cater it to the company you’re applying to work for  \n• White space is good (it makes it easier to read) .  \n• Use a basic, readable format; keep it simple, but professional.  \n• Cover letters and resumés are an art form, so get creative on the font, formatting, and style!  \nCover Letter Example:  \nStacy Lolkus  \n222 Harrison Dr. Apartment 5 West Lafayette, IN 47906  \n765-450-7583 [slo@purdue.edu](slo@purdue.edu)  \nOctober 16, 2006  \nJenny Lock Uline—HR Recruiting Center  \n2105 S. Lakeside Drive Waukegan, IL 60085  \nDear Ms. Lockridge:  \nAfter speaking with Emily Richards about her past summer in the internship program, I am very interested in your Human Resources Summer Internship position. I worked with employee benefits this past summer and became very interested in the human resources aspect. I have obtained many leadership opportunities while working as a Business Writing Consultant Assistant Coordinator at Purdue’s Writing Lab that would be valuable in a career at Uline.  \nAs Business Writing Consultant Assistant Coordinator at Purdue’s Writing Lab, my primary role is to help train new tutors for the Writing Lab. I work directly with the Business Writing Coordinator teaching classes and participating in mock tutorials to allow students to obtain hands-on experience tutoring business documents. I also organize educational workshops to refresh the skills of current Business Writing Consultants. My position as a Boiler Gold Rush Team Leader  \nalso challenged me to use my enthusiastic personality to motivate incoming freshmen to be involved in campus activities. As a Human Resources Intern at Uline, I could use all of these leadership skills while learning more about recruiting and hiring practices.  \nThank you for considering me for this position. I would love to discuss these and other qualifications with you. If you have any questions, please call me at 765-450-7583 or e-mail me at[slo@purdue.edu](slo@purdue.edu).  \nSincerely,  \nStacy Lolkus  \nStacy Lolkus  \nEnclosure: Résumé  \nSource: Purdue Online Writing Lab, 2009.  \nResumé Example  \nChris Q. Surname  \nCampus Address  \n1","cbCaimizTzASwtxu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimizTzASwtxu","pdf",175422,"English","# Cover Letter\n## Importance and purpose\n## Essential elements and order\n## Spacing and formatting\n\n# Resumé\n## Elements to include\n## Objective\n## Education\n## Experience\n## Honor & Activities\n## Reminders and presentation tips\n\n# Examples","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of a cover letter in a job application?\",\"answer\":\"A cover letter introduces the resumé and helps explain experiences in a story-like format. 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