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COVER LETTER SAMPLE
(For letters attached to an email)
This is your mailing address. Even though your
Anita Williams
resume may have two addresses, use your local
555 Stinchcomb Drive Apt. 4
mailing address for your cover letter.
Columbus, OH 43202
October 9, 20XX
Date
Megan Davis
Macy’s
This is the employer’s
530 West Spring Street, Ste. 200
mailing address.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45217
Address it to a “real” person whenever possible. Use
Dear Ms. Davis:
Mr./Ms. ____ rather than the employer’s first name.
It was a pleasure speaking with you at the Fisher Fall Career Fair on Wednesday,
September 9, to discuss Macy’s store management internship program. I was very
impressed with the scope of the internship, specifically that you provide interns with a
variety of highly visible and impactful projects in the short span of twelve weeks.
Notice that
the student
Through my education at the Fisher College of Business, I have developed my
uses
abilities to think outside the box. The best example of this was through my sales
numbers to
internship selling Cutco knives where I created a marketing plan that increased my
describe
sales by 15% over a two month period. I also pride myself on being very driven
the
and hardworking, as I have self-financed over 50% of my education through being
experience.
a full-time student and working part-time at least 20 hours per week. This has
This helps
allowed me to increase my organization and time management skills, which I
make the
know will be useful to this internship since this frequently requires students to
cover letter
multitask a variety of responsibilities.
easy to
read and
I have already submitted my resume through FisherConnect for your review, and I
memorable.
hope to be selected for an on-campus interview. Should you wish to contact me, I
can be reached by phone at 614-295-6383 or by email at . I
look forward to further discussing with you my qualifications for this position.
If you are not using your
Buckeyemail email address for your
If you are sending your cover letter as
Sincerely,
job search, make sure that the one
an attachment to an email and you do
you are using is professional.
not have a digital version of your
Anita Williams
signature, you only need to leave one
space between “Sincerely” and your
name (as shown here).
General Format Notes
 12-point Tahoma font was used to fill up the page.
 Margins are 1” all around.

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