Writing a cover letter for that first job after school is kind of\u00a0a catch 22. On one hand, you don’t have much material to work with; on the other, you need a strong resume to get you in the door.<\/p>\n
Don’t fret: Lots of people have done this before you and gone on to amazing careers.\u00a0You’ll just want to highlight what you’ve learned in school, side jobs\u00a0or internships that is relevant to the position.\u00a0View our college graduate cover letter sample below as a guideline,<\/p>\n
Josh Michaels<\/strong> <\/p>\n [date]<\/p>\n Katherine Yu Dear Ms. Yu:<\/p>\n Your advertisement for an HR assistant fits my qualifications perfectly, and I am writing to express my interest in and enthusiasm for the position.<\/p>\n After completing a business degree from Rutgers University in May, I enrolled in a human resource development program to enhance my credentials in my chosen field.\u00a0Course highlights include: Leadership in an Organizational Setting, Performance & Task Analysis in Human Resource Development, and Technology in HR Settings.<\/p>\n Based on your description of the ideal candidate, I also offer:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I would very much like to meet in person to share more of my qualifications and learn more about your HR support needs. Please feel free to call me at (555) 555-5555 or email at josh@somedomain.com.<\/p>\n Thank you for your time and review of the enclosed resume, and I look forward to speaking with you.<\/p>\n Sincerely,<\/p>\n Josh Michaels See all\u00a0sample cover letters<\/a>\u00a0on UnistoreTZ.com.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Writing a cover letter for that first job after school is kind of\u00a0a catch 22. On one hand, you don’t have much material to work with; on the other, you need a strong resume to get you in the door. Don’t fret: Lots of people have done this before you and gone on to amazing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,33],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3797","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized","7":"category-tzjobs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n4 Church St. | Sometown, NJ 08888 | (555) 555-5555 | josh@somedomain.com<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nHR Director
\nABC Company
\n1530 State St.
\nAnytown, NJ 08999<\/p>\n\n
\nEnclosure: Resume<\/p>\nCLICK TO READ; Cover Letter Sample for Part-Time Work<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n
CLICK TO READ; The Cover Letters That Make Hiring Managers Smile (Then Call You)<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"