Letter Writing Tips

Use the same font type, font size and quality laser printing as found on your resume.

Be concise and do not exceed one page.

Limit your usage of "I" at the start of every sentence (refer to page 4 of The Cover Letter Section for a list of 'Sentence Starters.').

Include your phone number with an active voice mail as well as a professionally minded email address (i.e. do not use email addresses such as hottymama@aol.com or the like).

Be honest and be ready to back all your claims with an example of a prior experience.

Spell check all documents and have at least two others proofread your resume and cover letter for errors.

For letter samples, please see a Career Advisor.