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Stephen Diego wrote a cover letter to Jean Cabrillo at International Widget Corporation expressing interest in a Systems Engineer position in South America. He mentioned reading that the company is considering converting internal computers to Windows for DOS, noting his software background and experience installing and developing applications in Windows. Diego stated he would be happy to supply client references from his work in Argentina. He looked forward to discussing the possibility of working together and said he would call next week to see if they could meet soon to discuss the job opening.

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Stephen Diego wrote a cover letter to Jean Cabrillo at International Widget Corporation expressing interest in a Systems Engineer position in South America. He mentioned reading that the company is considering converting internal computers to Windows for DOS, noting his software background and experience installing and developing applications in Windows. Diego stated he would be happy to supply client references from his work in Argentina. He looked forward to discussing the possibility of working together and said he would call next week to see if they could meet soon to discuss the job opening.

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Your Name

Street Address
City, State Zip
Phone Number
Todays Date
Hiring Person
Hiring Persons Job Title
Hiring Persons Company
Company ailing Address
City, State Zip
Dear r!"rs! Hiring Person,
#n the $irst paragraph, tell ho% you heard about the &ob opening ' (or about the )ompany, i$ this is not an
ad*ertised &ob but rather one you are trying to dis)o*er or )reate by ma+ing dire)t )onta)t,! ention the a)tual
&ob title, and say that youre sending a resume that sho%s ho% youre -uali$ied $or that parti)ular &ob!
('Try to $ind somebody %ho personally +no%s the Hiring person, and as+ i$ you may say in your )o*er
letter ./ill Smith suggested # %rite to you dire)tly0! A name the hiring person re)ogni1es helps
tremendously in getting you noti)ed!,
#n the se)ond paragraph sho% some enthusiasm and interest in the )ompany, and appre)iation $or their
produ)ts! #$ you +no% o$ a problem or opportunity $a)ing the )ompany, mention it 2 %ithout in any %ay
)riti)i1ing the )ompany! 3i*e an e4ample o$ something you )ould do to help resol*e the problem or help ta+e
ad*antage o$ the opportunity!
(The best e4ample %ould be something similar that you did $or a pre*ious employer to impro*e the
situation!,
#n the third paragraph, tell ho% you %ill $ollo% through! .#ll )all your o$$i)e early ne4t %ee+ to see i$ %e )ould
meet soon and dis)uss this &ob opening!0
(5$, i$ youre e4ploring $or unad*ertised &obs that may )ome up6 .#ll )all your o$$i)e ne4t %ee+ to see i$
%e )ould meet soon to dis)uss your )ompanys need $or help in the near $uture!0,
(5r, i$ youre ans%ering a blind ad in the ne%spaper, and CANT )all them 2 &ust end on an upbeat note
and pro*ide a phone number %ith an ans%ering ma)hine %here you )an be rea)hed!,
Sin)erely,
Joseph Job Hunter
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Stephen Diego
9>9> Home Street
/er+eley, CA ?9@:@
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Jean Cabrillo
D!P!, 5perations, South Ameri)a
#nternational Eidget Corporation
BBB Fnion Street
San Gran)is)o, CA ?9AA:
Dear Jean Cabrillo,
This letter is to e4press my interest in the position as Systems 7ngineer $or #nternational Eidget Corporation in
South Ameri)a, announ)ed in the De)ember &ob listing at the FC /er+eley Pla)ement Center! # am also
sending a resume, sho%ing that my e4pertise e4a)tly mat)hes the re-uirements listed in the position
announ)ement!
This position parti)ularly )aught my eye, as # re)ently read in the Eall Street Journal that #nternational Eidget
is )onsidering )on*erting all in=house )omputers to Eindo%s $or D5S! # ha*e a strong so$t%are ba)+ground,
and ha*e &ust returned $rom a t%o=year stint in Argentina %here # $un)tioned as an independent )omputer
spe)ialist"programmer $or a *ariety o$ businesses! Among other tas+s, # installed and utili1ed i)roso$t
produ)ts, in)luding Eindo%s $or D5S, and # ha*e been de*eloping appli)ations in i)roso$t Hui)+ C $or
Eindo%s! # earned a reputation among my )lients $or ensuring produ)t satis$a)tion, and # %ould be happy to
supply a list o$ )lient re$eren)es!
# ha*e al%ays admired the su))ess o$ #nternational Eidget, parti)ularly in South Ameri)a, %here # $ind the
te)hni)al de*elopments )hallenging and re%arding! # %ould *ery mu)h en&oy dis)ussing the possibility o$ our
%or+ing together! # loo+ $or%ard to hearing $rom you!
#n the third paragraph, tell ho% you %ill $ollo% through! .#ll )all your o$$i)e early ne4t %ee+ to see i$ %e )ould
meet soon and dis)uss this &ob opening!0
Sin)erely,
Stephen Diego
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