{"id":3790,"date":"2017-11-27T19:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/?p=3790"},"modified":"2017-11-27T19:00:48","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:00:48","slug":"31-attention-grabbing-cover-letter-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/31-attention-grabbing-cover-letter-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Attention-Grabbing Cover Letter Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional cover letter wisdom tells you to start a cover letter with something to the effect of:<\/p>\n<p><em>Dear Sir or Madam,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am writing to apply for the position of Marketing Manager with the Thomas Company.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We say: The days of cookie cutter cover letter intros are long gone.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the thing: Your cover letter is the best way to introduce to the hiring manager who you are, what you have to offer, and why you want the job\u2014but you have an extremely limited amount of time to do all of those things. So, if you really want to get noticed, you\u2019ve got to start right off the bat with something that grabs your reader\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p>What do we mean? Well, we won\u2019t just tell you, we\u2019ll show you\u2014with 31 examples of original cover letter introductions. We don\u2019t recommend copying and pasting them because, well, your cover letter should be unique to <em>your<\/em> stories, background, and interests, but you can most definitely use them to get inspired for your next application.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"3464335665\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Start With a Passion<\/h2>\n<p>Many companies say that they\u2019re looking for people who not only have the skills to do the job, but who are truly passionate about what they\u2019re spending their time on every day. If that\u2019s what your dream company is really looking for (hint: read the job description), try an intro that shows off why you\u2019re so excited to be part of the team.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>If truly loving data is wrong, I don\u2019t want to be right. It seems like the rest of the team at Chartbeat feels the same way\u2014and that\u2019s just one of the reasons why I think I\u2019d be the perfect next hire for your sales team.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ve been giving my friends and family free style advice since I was 10, and recently decided it\u2019s time I get paid for it. That\u2019s why I couldn\u2019t believe it when I found a personal stylist position at J. Hilburn.<\/li>\n<li>After about three years of trying out different roles at early-stage startups around San Francisco, watching more \u201cfind your passion\u201d keynotes than I\u2019d like to admit, and assuring my parents that, yes, I really do have a real job, I\u2019m starting to come to terms with the fact that I\u2019m only really good at two things: writing great content and getting it out into the world.<\/li>\n<li>When I was growing up, all I wanted to be was one of those people who pretend to be statues on the street. Thankfully, my career goals have become a little more aspirational over the years, but I love to draw a crowd and entertain the masses\u2014passions that make me the perfect community manager.<\/li>\n<li>When I graduated from Ohio State last May, my career counselor gave me what I consider to be some pretty bad advice: \u201cJust get any job, and figure the rest out later.\u201d While I think I could have gained good transferrable skills and on-the-job experience anywhere, I wanted to make sure my first step gave me opportunities for professional development, mentorship, and rotations through different departments. Enter: Verizon.<\/li>\n<li>The other day, I took a career assessment, which told me I should be a maritime merchant. I\u2019m not quite sure what that is, but it did get me thinking: A role that combines my skills in business development with my lifelong passion for the ocean would be my absolute dream. Which is how I found this role at Royal Caribbean.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Start With Your Love for the Company<\/h2>\n<p>Similarly, many companies want to hire people who already know, love, eat, and sleep their brand. And in these cases, what better to kick off your cover letter than a little flattery? Bonus points if you can tell a story\u2014studies show that stories are up to 22 times more memorable than facts alone.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, remember when you\u2019re telling a company why you love it to be specific and genuine. Because, um, no one likes an overly crazed fangirl.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>I pretty much spent my childhood in the cheap seats at Cubs games, snacking on popcorn and cheering on the team with my grandfather. It\u2019s that passion that\u2019s shaped my career\u2014from helping to establish the sports marketing major at my university to leading a college baseball team to an undefeated season as assistant coach\u2014and what led me to apply for this position at the Chicago Cubs.<\/li>\n<li>Most candidates are drawn to startups for the free food, bean bag chairs, and loose dress code. And while all of those things sound awesome coming from my all-too-corporate cubicle, what really attracted me to Factual is the collaborative, international team.<\/li>\n<li>It was Rudy, my Golden Retriever, who first found the operations assistant opening (he\u2019s really excited about the prospect of coming to work with me every day). But as I learned more about Zoosk and what it is doing to transform the mobile dating space, I couldn\u2019t help but get excited to be part of the team, too.<\/li>\n<li>When I was seven, I wanted to be the GEICO gecko when I grew up. I eventually realized that wasn\u2019t an option, but you can imagine my excitement when I came across the events manager position, which would have me working side by side with my favorite company mascot.<\/li>\n<li>When I attended Austin Film Festival for the first time last month, I didn\u2019t want to leave. So I decided I shouldn\u2019t\u2014and immediately went to check out job openings at the company.<\/li>\n<li>If I could make the NYC apartment rental process better for just one person, I would feel like the horrors of my recent search would all be worth it. So, a customer service role at RentHop, where I could do it every day? I can\u2019t think of anything more fulfilling.<\/li>\n<li>Having grown up with the Cincinnati Zoo (literally) in my backyard, I understand firsthand how you\u2019ve earned your reputation as one of the most family-friendly venues in the State of Ohio. For 20 years, I\u2019ve been impressed as your customer; now I want to impress visitors in the same way your team has so graciously done for me.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4564014896468666\" data-ad-slot=\"3836292876\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>I was an hour out from my first big dinner party when I realized I had forgotten to pick up the white wine. In a panic, I started Googling grocery delivery services, and that\u2019s when I first stumbled across Instacart. I\u2019ve been hooked ever since, so I couldn\u2019t help but get excited by the idea of bringing the amazingness of Instacart to shoddy planners like me as your next social media and community manager.<\/li>\n<li>Though I\u2019m happily employed as a marketing manager for OHC, seeing the job description for Warby Parker\u2019s PR director stopped me in my tracks. I\u2019ve been a Warby glasses wearer for many years, and have always been impressed by the way the company treats its customers, employees, and the community at large.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/how-to-write-a-curriculum-vitae-cv-for-a-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Write a Curriculum Vitae (CV) for a Job<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2>Start With an Attribute or Accomplishment<\/h2>\n<p>The unfortunate reality of the job hunting process is that, for any given job, you\u2019re going to be competing with a lot of other people\u2014presumably, a lot of other similarly qualified people. So, a great way to stand out in your cover letter is to highlight something about yourself\u2014a character trait, an accomplishment, a really impressive skill\u2014that\u2019ll quickly show how you stand out among other applications.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"16\">\n<li>My last boss once told me that my phone manner could probably diffuse an international hostage situation. I\u2019ve always had a knack for communicating with people\u2014the easygoing and the difficult alike\u2014and I\u2019d love to bring that skill to the office manager position at Shutterstock.<\/li>\n<li>Among my colleagues, I\u2019m known as the one who can pick up the pieces, no matter what amount of you-know-what hits the fan. Which is why I think there\u2019s no one better to fill Birchbox\u2019s customer service leader position.<\/li>\n<li>Last December, I ousted our company\u2019s top salesperson from his spot\u2014and he hasn\u2019t seen it since. Which means, I\u2019m ready for my next big challenge, and the sales manager role at LivingSocial just might be it.<\/li>\n<li>After spending three years managing the internal communications for a 2,000-person company, I could plan a quarterly town hall or draft an inter-office memo in my sleep. What I want to do next? Put that experience to work consulting executives on their communications strategy.<\/li>\n<li>While you won\u2019t find the title \u201ccommunity manager\u201d listed on my resume, I\u2019ve actually been bringing people together online and off for three years while running my own blog and series of Meetups.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re looking for someone who can follow orders to the T and doesn\u2019t like to rock the boat, I\u2019m probably not the right candidate. But if you need someone who can dig in to data, see what\u2019s working (and what\u2019s not), and challenge the status quo, let\u2019s talk.<\/li>\n<li>Ever since my first job at Dairy Queen (yes, they DO let you eat the ice cream!) I\u2019ve been career-focused. I completed my first internship with a professional football team while I was still in college. I was hired full-time as soon as I graduated, and within six months I was promoted into a brand new department. I thought I knew it all. But as I\u2019ve progressed in my career, I finally realized\u2026I absolutely do not. Shocker, right? Enter Unistoretz.<\/li>\n<li>You might be wondering what a 15-year veteran of the accounting world is doing applying to an operations role at a food startup like ZeroCater. While I agree the shift is a little strange, I know you\u2019re looking for someone who\u2019s equal parts foodie and financial guru, and I think that means I\u2019m your guy.<\/li>\n<li>Over the last 10 years, I\u2019ve built my career on one simple principle: Work smarter. I\u2019m the person who looks for inefficient procedures, finds ways to streamline them, and consistently strives to boost the productivity of everyone around me. It\u2019s what\u2019s earned me three promotions in the supply chain department at my current company, and it\u2019s what I know I can do as the new operations analyst for SevOne.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a href=\"httpss:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/learn-how-to-format-a-cover-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn How to Format a Cover Letter<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2>Start With Humor or Creativity<\/h2>\n<p>OK, before you read any of these, we feel we have to stamp them with a big disclaimer: Do your homework before trying anything like this\u2014learning everything you can about the company, the hiring manager, and whether or not they\u2019ll appreciate some sass or snark. If they do, it\u2019s a great way to make them smile (then call you). If they don\u2019t? Well, better luck next time.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"25\">\n<li>I\u2019m interested in the freelance writer position. But before I blow you away with all the reasons I\u2019m going to be your next writer, I would like to tell you a little about myself: I didn\u2019t grow hair until I was about five years old, which made everyone who crossed my stroller\u2019s path believe me to be a boy (my name is Casey, which definitely didn\u2019t help). Hope I got your attention.<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever had your mom call five times a day asking for a status update on how your job search is going, and then sounding incredulous that not more progress has been made since the last phone call? That\u2019s my life right now. But I\u2019m hoping that soon my life will revolve around being your full-time social media manager. The good news is, I bring more to the table than just an overbearing mom. Let me tell you more.<\/li>\n<li>Thank you so much for offering me the marketing manager position at Airbnb! I wholeheartedly accept. OK, I know we\u2019re not quite there yet. But if we were, here are just a few ideas of what I would do once in the role.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ve slept on it. You\u2019ve made lists of pros and cons. You\u2019ve talked to your life coach, your hairdresser, and every barista on your block. So why haven\u2019t you made your decision yet? When you\u2019re looking for advice, what you need is not more, but better. If you\u2019re constantly plagued with tough career decisions and presentation-day butterflies, you need an advocate, a listener, and sometimes, a kick in the pants. You need Rachel Elizabeth Maley.<\/li>\n<li>I considered submitting my latest credit card statement as proof of just how much I love online shopping, but I thought a safer approach might be writing this cover letter, describing all the reasons why I\u2019m the girl who can take STYLIGHT\u2019s business to the next level.<\/li>\n<li>I never thought that accidentally dropping my iPhone out of a second story window would change my life (it\u2019s a funny story\u2014ask me about it). But thanks to my misfortune, I discovered iCracked\u2014and found my dream job as an expansion associate.<\/li>\n<li>If we were playing \u201cTwo Truths and a Lie,\u201d I\u2019d say the following: I\u2019ve exceeded my sales quotas by at least 20% every quarter this year, I once won an international pie-eating contest, and I have an amazing job at Yext. The last, of course, is the lie. 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