Way of writing cover letters

     3 different websites for writing cover letter. I found some useful websites, but I think the 3 websites below shows us the easiest way to understand how to write cover letter. Simply speaking, cover letter is to motive the employer to read our resume carefully, and to to that, we have to put our information, experience, skills, knowledge, and personality which the employer seek. If we could effectively put them in right order, we could make our employer feel we are the "best-fit". 

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01 About.com 
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/coverletters/a/aa030401a.ht

     According to the website, there are 3 different types of cover letter.
3 types of cover letter.

1. The application letter which responds to a known job opening.
2. The prospecting letter which inquires about possible positions.
3. The networking letter which requests information and assistance in your job search.

     Our cover letter should be designed for each different job and position which we seek. Effective cover letter contains the reasons why we have interest for the specific job and organization, and identify how our skill and experience could be used. 
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02 Stanford University 
http://studentaffairs.stanford.edu/cdc/resumes/cover-ltr

     Stanford University defines cover letters as a letter which could be an opportunity which the employer can observe the overall quality of our written communication. Therefore, Our cover letter should contain about 3 paragraphs and should also contain introduction of ourselves, statement of our objective, personalized resume, and highlighted information that addresses the needs and interests of the employer.

     Stanford says we should contain, the position we are seeking, and the reason why we are interested in the organization and anything you know about their product or service in the first paragraph.
     Second Paragraph should contain ,our qualifications, skills, activities, and accomplishments, based on background that would be of greatest interest to the organization. So, simply speaking, we have to highlight how our knowledge, skill, experience, personality, and motivation fit for the organization in this paragraph.
     Third paragraph is for finishing the cover letter. To finish cover letter, we have to state that we would like to discuss details about the opportunity and the position we are applying for, and we can also mention other information with the individual and that we will call or email to follow up on our letter.
     There are one more useful section in the website: Don'ts.

Don’ts

1. Don’t use a weak ending such as "I look forward to your reply" or "Please call me at your earliest convenience"
2. Don’t use the pronoun "I" to start every sentence
3. Don’t clutter your letter with fancy fonts or elaborate formatting
   • business letters should look conservative and professional
4. Don’t mark letters "personal and confidential" unless there is a solid reason why a secretary or an administrative assistant can’t open them

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03 New York University
http://www.nyu.edu/careerdevelopment/students/resumes.php

     Description on NYU's website is very simple and easy to understand. The purpose of cover letter is to motivate the employer to read your resume. If we write well, our resume will be read carefully, and if we don't, our resume never gets read. For start, we should contain what position we are applying for, how we heard about the opportunity, what our major and degree is/was, and what our graduation date is/was. In the body of our cover letter, we should describe our strengths such as specific skills, personal attributes, experience, and need to relate them to the requirements of the position. Use our specific examples from our academic or work experience which make the employer's interests and make them feel we are "good-fit".

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