MY TYPICAL COVER LETTER:
The listing for a x on your company website immediately caught my attention as my education and skills closely match your needs.
According to the listing, prerequisites for this position include strong written and oral communication skills and public relations experience. I graduated with a Master’s degree in English last December and have a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations. Intensive course work in Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing and English, as well as public relations and editorial internships have allowed me to develop the excellent communication and public relation skills you require.
An important lesson I’ve learned throughout the course of my internships is that hard work is the key to success, not just a college degree (or two). Therefore, I am committed to working hard and learning as much as possible about x and the x industry. This attitude, along with my excellent communication skills and public relations experience, is what sets me above the other candidates competing for positions at your company.
Attached is my resume for your review. I would appreciate meeting with you at a suitable time to discuss the opportunity available at x Don’t hesitate to call if you need any additional information or wish to schedule an interview. Thank you.
MY TYPICAL RESUME:
My Name
Address
Phone Number
Email Address
EDUCATION
1/2005 – 12/2006
College of Charleston, The Citadel
Master of Arts, English
9/1998-7/2002
University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK
Bachelor of Arts, Public Relations
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2/2007-11/2007
Nova, Tokyo, Japan
English Instructor
Taught conversational English to hundreds of students of all skill levels and age ranges
Lead preparation seminars for language efficiency tests
5/2005-1/2007
Tour Company Name, Charleston, SC
Customer Service Representative/Copywriter
Composed tour descriptions for company brochures and website
Booked and coordinated historic Charleston ghost tours for thousands of customers
8/2006 – 12/2006
Independent Newspaper Name, Charleston, SC
Editorial Intern
Researched and wrote short pieces for online and print publication
Assisted editors in researching and planning content for upcoming feature stories
Entered and organized local events in the online community calendar
4/2006 – 6/2006
City Department Name, Charleston, SC
Intern – Piccolo Spoleto Arts Festival
Completed various Public Relations tasks such as composing and editing copy for event fliers, assembling media kits and working in the Piccolo Spoleto press room
Served as house manager for various festival performances which entailed the management of volunteers, box office staff and theatre coordinators
4/2005 – 6/2005
Company Name, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Marketing/Public Relations Intern
Wrote press releases, author bios and other materials for newly published company name books
Developed professional media kits featuring company name books and authors
Assembled media lists for targeted regions throughout the country
POSITIONS TO WHICH I'VE APPLIED:
Public Relations Agency, Tampa, FL (3 agencies total)
Responded to General Invitation for Resumes
Advertising Agency, Charleston, SC - Copywriter
Business Publishing Company, FL - Copywriter
Large Corporation, FL - Consulting Copy Editor
Financial Institution, FL - Financial Writer
Financial Institution, FL -Proofreader
PR/Ad Agency, SC - Copywriter
PR Agency, FL - Junior Account Executive
Temp Agency, FL - Knowledge Base Editor
Mid-America Festivals, FL - Marketing Assistant (Bay Area Renaissance Festival)
Home Shopping Network, FL - Marketing Manager
Theme Park, FL - Brand Ambassador
Temp Job, SC - Technical Proofreader
PR/Ad Agency, FL - Research Associate
Ad Agency, Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Account Executive (11/29)
Local Spa Business, FL - Marketing Coordinator (11/29)
Local Publishing Company, Charleston, SC - Marketing/Publishing Positions (12/2)
Unknown Publishing Company, Charleston, SC - Book Acquistion Manger/Marketing Assistant (12/3)
Public Relations Agency, Tampa, FL - Writer (12/3)
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PR Agency, SC
Responded to General Invitation for Resumes **REJECTED**
Television Station, FL - Communications Assistant (Applied Late) **POSITION FILLED**
Virtual Marketing/PR Firm - Junior Account Executive **NO OPEN POSITION, PASSED MY RESUME ON TO CONTACTS**
Regional Publishing Company, SC - Graduate Management Trainee (Applied Late) **POSITIONS FILLED**
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4 comments:
From someone who works in HR and has "floating resumes" all over the place.. Some advice would be the cover letter is a bit wordy. Good but wordy, I know you want to get everything out there but maybe one less paragraph? Tell you what I will print it and ask our CEO and my manager the HR director (who LOVES to pick stuff apart) to put what he would change.. and I will add my 2 cents too
the resume looks good, it should never be more than 2 pages.
I am also surprised you did not include anything about your time Japan that would catch a potential employers attention and its something that not everyone can put in there cover letter
Thanks for the advice. I'll try getting rid of the paragraph about working hard, blah, blah, and maybe add something about my time in Japan. I didn't add it before because I thought it wasn't relevant to the jobs I'm applying for.
Relevant or not it something that will peak interest. If you figure I get 50 applications for 1 job and I rarely look at the resume unless the cover letter peaks my interest.
Use what you have be proud of where you have been...
One other tip from doing about 1000 interviews, NEVER say something negative about a former employeer that is the nail in the coffin for me, if you need to say something thats not "great" spin it in a positive light
This was simple amazing to know of this sample..thanks a lot for sharing this with me!
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