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SAMPLE 3: COVER LETTER

Sample Based On “Cold” Letter to a Potential Employer: Computer Software Designer from The Everything Cover Letter Book by Steven Graber

Carson Smith

178 Green St. • Decorah, IA 52101 • (319) 555-5552 •

February 12, 2013

Pat Cummings

Personnel Director

Any Corporation

1140 Main St.

Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

Dear Ms. Cummings:

As a graduate student completing a Master of Science in Computer Science in May 2013, I am seeking a position in

Application or System-Oriented Software design. I found your posting through the University of Texas at Dallas’

CometCareers database and am highly interested in applying because of Any Corporation’s long standing reputation of

innovation and excellence in the field of computer science and software development.

My two years’ experience as a Database Designer and six months’ experience as an Intern at Puttnee Bowles have

equipped me with the skills outlined in your job requirements. I have considerable experience with DBMS packages, like

Oracle, Ingres, DB2, FoxPro, and OS/2 Data Manager. In addition to my professional experience, I have been coding and

designing programs for several years as a hobby. My online portfolio can be found at .

My formal academic training has also provided me with opportunities to work with C and many languages in the Unix and

Windows environments. Working individually or as part of a team, I have successfully completed numerous programming

assignments in courses such as Software Testing and Verification, Introduction to Programming Video Games, and Object-

Oriented Programming Systems. With competence in Unix, C, SAS, Pascal, and a variety of other programming languages,

I am comfortable in SUNOS, DOS, and VAX operating systems. I have also used a variety graphics, spreadsheet,

database, desktop publishing, word processing, and telecommunication applications.

In addition to my experience and academic preparation, I became involved in several students organizations where I

developed excellent problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills that would contribute to the design

department of Any Corporation. I look forward to hearing from you soon and appreciate your time and consideration of my

application. If you have any questions, please contact me at (319) 555-5552 or .

Sincerely,

Carson Smith

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