The Cover Letter (Page 7 of 8) in pdf

The Cover Letter Page 7

EMAILING A COVER LETTER

When the cover letter is in the body of the email

(if employer did not specifically request a cover letter)

Dear Mr. Martinez:

Teresa Menza, a Customer Service Representative for Southwest Airlines, recommended that I contact

you regarding a possible internship in the customer relations department at Port Columbus. I am a

student at The Ohio State University pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree

with a double major in Marketing and Logistics. I expect to graduate in December 20XX.

I have had significant experience in customer service and logistics. Currently I work in the Office of

Career Management in the Fisher College of Business at Ohio State as a Career Coach. Each day, I

interact with students who need assistance with developing a resume, preparing for interviews and other

career issues. Last summer, I completed a six-month customer relations internship with Merck where I

had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of internal and external customers. I was honored to be

the first intern to receive the company’s award for customer service.

I will call you the week of October 9

to discuss potential internship opportunities in the customer service

department. If you have questions, please contact me at (614) 555-9867. Thank you for your time in

reviewing my resume.

Sincerely,

Luc Gernay

General Format Notes

 Make sure you include something in the subject line of your email.

In this case, an appropriate subject might be: “Logistics Student

Seeking Customer Service Internship.”

 No need to include a date or address information, but do make sure

you include your phone number.

 Make sure you attach whatever documents you promise to send!

 Keep it short…try for 200 words or less.

 Including spaces between the paragraphs makes emails easier to

read.

The Cover Letter Page 7