{"id":1539,"date":"2020-12-24T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/?page_id=1539"},"modified":"2022-03-18T10:10:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T10:10:01","slug":"cover-letter-for-a-job-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/cover-letter-for-a-job-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover letter for a job application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243; 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A cover letter is typically considered as an introductory letter that clearly and succinctly informs the employer about your skills and suitability as a potential candidate for the job position. Oftentimes, cover letters serve as a screening tool for employers to decide whether to consider the application to the next level of evaluation. Therefore, it is essential to craft the cover letter for your applications carefully. The content and style of the letter must be appropriate for the application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are resources that can help you write an effective cover letter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pcbi.1006132\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tomaska L, Nosek J (2018) Ten simple rules for writing a cover letter to accompany a job application for an academic position. PLoS Comput Biol 14(5): e1006132. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pcbi.1006132<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11948-014-9554-8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moustafa, K. (2015). Does the cover letter really matter?. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science and engineering ethics<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4), 839-841.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/nn100907e\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hafner, J. H. (Ed.) (2010). The art of the cover letter.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ACS Nano, 4(5), 2487. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1021\/nn100907e<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/nursing\/Citation\/2016\/03000\/Writing_a_perfect_cover_letter.13.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith, L. S. (2016). Writing a perfect cover letter. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Peer-Reviewed Journal of Clinical Excellence<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">46<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(3), 47-49.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Videos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.psu.edu\/scientificwriting\/tutorial-emails\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Alley, Tutorial: Job Emails and Cover Letters, Penn State<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3nW5EMNXjbY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UC Berkeley Career Center. Crafting a Compelling cover letter.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PAthQKLhBTs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard Extension School. How to Write a Great Resume and Cover Letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wh6kUILcKoE\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Birmingham, How to write a cover letter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Books:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beatty, R. H. (1989). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The perfect cover letter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Wiley. I<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SBN-13: 978-0471473749<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wallace, R. J. (2006). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adams cover letter almanac<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adams Media; 2nd edition<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISBN-13: 978-1593376000<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Websites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/handbook\/assignments\/coverletters\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing cover letters<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/capd.mit.edu\/jobs-and-internships\/resumes-cvs-cover-letters-and-linkedin\/cover-letters\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MIT Career Advising &amp; Professional Development (n.d.), <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cover letters<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.washington.edu\/writing-cover-letter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Washington (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing the cover letter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalcareers.service.gov.uk\/careers-advice\/covering-letter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Careers Service Center, UK (n.d.). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to write cover letter.<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2014\/02\/how-to-write-a-cover-letter?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=newsletter_daily&amp;utm_campaign=mtod_actsubs&amp;utm_content=signinnudge\"><i>Amy Gallo (2020), How to write a cover letter.<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientific Writing Resources \/ Career Development\u00a0\/\u00a0Cover letter for a job application Academic Integrity Building an Argument Critical Reading Critical Writing Figures and Tables Paragraphs\u00a0\u00a0 Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing Peer-review\u00a0 Plagiarism Writing Tips and Tools Types or Styles of Writing How to evaluate online information resources Miscellaneous Dissertation\/ Thesis\u00a0 Journal Article Original (Research) Article\u00a0 Review Article\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1539","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1539"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2008,"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1539\/revisions\/2008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/initiatives.iitgn.ac.in\/scientificwriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}