Cover Letter Worksheet
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What is the name of the company?
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Who do you know at the company? Have you networked with anyone? Do you know anyone
the recipient knows?
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What are this company’s core competencies within their industry? What are they known
for within the industry?
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Why do you want to work for this company?
Who are you?
Your Argument
1) You are highly qualified.
Argue from experience
2) Do you have a general background
but haven’t been doing exactly the same
thing?
Show how your skills are
clearly transferable to the job
3) Your work experience and skills are
unrelated and type of person the organization
would normally recruit
Argue from interest and GWSB
experience
Identify the strengths they are looking for, match these strengths to a specific competence that you
have, and provide evidence:
Job Requirement
Your Competence
Evidence
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2 ________________
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3 ________________
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What do you want from the company/contact?
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How will you contact them or stay in touch in the near future?