Writing Assignment: Cover Letter

Your Task

Using the job ad you picked for your Value Proposition Paragraph, you now must write a strong, focused, formal, and professional cover letter. This letter must:

• Clearly target the job ad (i.e., emphasize the strengths, accomplishments, and qualifications noted in the job ad).

• Use specific accomplishments and achievements to make yourself stand out and demonstrate why you would be the best fit for the position.

Cover Letter Structure: Thesis + Topic Sentence(s) + Unified Paragraphs

Remember, in BA2196, all of your writing must have structure. For the cover letter:

• You must organize information with a "thesis." Thus, your first paragraph should end with a thesis-type sentence, asserting the one or twoexperiences you will highlight and prove with specific evidence in your letter.

• Each body paragraph will begin with a topic sentence.

• All paragraphs must be unified: they must stay ONLY on the topic asserted in the topic sentence - NO TOPIC DRIFT.

Format

• Your letter must be limited to one page, so make every sentence count.

• Your letter is a professional letter of application; any typos, misspellings, punctuation problems, or grammar errors will lower your grade.

This letter should be revised, edited, and proofread before you turn it in.

• Your cover letter must demonstrate why you would be a good fit for the position. It should not be written to say why the positionwould be a good fit for you.

• Your letter must be formatted as a business letter. See the information on proper cover letter format on the next page.  Note that because letters are single spaced, you should add a space between each paragraph, which means you then do not need to indent each paragraph.

Please upload or email to me a copy of the job ad.