Cover Letter Activity Instructions
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Cover Letter Activity Instructions
Fargason - 2011
Letter Parts
Your cover letter should include the following parts:
Your personal letterhead (saved on P: drive)
Today’s date
Inside Address
Salutation
Body (remember to follow the 3 paragraph format – how I
learned about the job, why I would benefit the company, and
follow up plan)
Complimentary close
Signature *in ink!
Typed name
Enclosure notation
Letter Format
BLOCK BUSINESS LETTER!!! Every line starts on the left
margin!!!
Margins: Normal (1top, bottom, left and right)
Line Spacing: 1.0
Paragraph Spacing: Before = 0, After = 0
Font – Times New Roman, 12 point
Cover Letter Assignment
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Open your letterhead document
Save AS cover letter to your P: drive
Use the information gathered from the Job Search Activity
and the “My Cover Letter Template” to write a cover letter
following the “How To Write a Cover Letter” model.
PROOFREAD THEN HAVE A CLASSMATE PROOFREAD
YOUR LETTER. Make corrections as needed.
Print your letter to Norwood 4250. Save your document.
Turn in your letter – STAPLE your job search activity and
your cover letter template to the cover letter and turn it
into the class folder.
Cover Letter Checklist
Job Search Activity
My Cover Letter Template
Attached & Completed (20 points)
Attached & Completed (20 points)
Cover Letter:
Letter Head – Professional Format (10 points)
Includes all letter parts (15 points)
Body – paragraphs follow model discussed in class (15 points)
Spelling & Grammar – no errors (10 points)
Block business letter formatting (10 points)