Cover Letter Activity Instructions
Fargason - 2011
Letter Parts
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Your cover letter should include the following parts:
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Your personal letterhead (saved on P: drive)
Today’s date
Inside Address
Salutation
Body (remember to follow the 3 paragraph format – how I
learned about the job, why I would benefit the company, and
follow up plan)
Complimentary close
Signature *in ink!
Typed name
Enclosure notation
Letter Format
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BLOCK BUSINESS LETTER!!! Every line starts on the left
margin!!!
Margins: Normal (1top, bottom, left and right)
Line Spacing: 1.0
Paragraph Spacing: Before = 0, After = 0
Font – Times New Roman, 12 point
Cover Letter Assignment
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Open your letterhead document
Save AS cover letter to your P: drive
Use the information gathered from the Job Search Activity
and the “My Cover Letter Template” to write a cover letter
following the “How To Write a Cover Letter” model.
PROOFREAD THEN HAVE A CLASSMATE PROOFREAD
YOUR LETTER. Make corrections as needed.
Print your letter to Norwood 4250. Save your document.
Turn in your letter – STAPLE your job search activity and
your cover letter template to the cover letter and turn it
into the class folder.
Cover Letter Checklist
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Job Search Activity
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My Cover Letter Template
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Attached & Completed (20 points)
Attached & Completed (20 points)
Cover Letter:
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Letter Head – Professional Format (10 points)
Includes all letter parts (15 points)
Body – paragraphs follow model discussed in class (15 points)
Spelling & Grammar – no errors (10 points)
Block business letter formatting (10 points)