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danaerisAnyone want to proofread my cover letter for me?
Dear Ms. Hillner,
I am very excited to be applying for an internship with Wired
Magazine. Although I feel I am best suited for the reporting
internship, I am also interested in the editorial internship, as I
feel that any experience that puts me in an environment where I am
exposed to the industry would be valuable to my growth as a
journalist.
I feel that my experiences qualify me uniquely for the job. These
include an undergraduate career in physics at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, an internship at Technology Review, and more
recently, an internship as a science writer at the Stanford Linear
Accelerator Center's Office of Communications. As these experiences
have exposed me to new styles, methods, and forms of writing, the
quality of my writing has increased exponentially.
It also seems worthwhile to draw your attention to both my teaching
experience and my minor in Creative Writing. The former may seem to
have little to do with journalism, yet as a technology or science
journalist, much of what I do involves explanatory writing, where I am
essentially teaching my readers the basis for the news story the
article contains. Likewise, as I develop more as a writer, my articles
may become more narrative in style where appropriate, and that is
where my knowledge as a fiction author becomes relevant. I've noticed
that your articles often have a narrative bent to them, which makes
the internship all the more attractive to me. Finally, the combination
of the two--the workshops I've taught and participated in--have given me
experience editing the work of others.
I feel confident that we are a good match for each other, and
sincerely look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions
about my resume or cover letter, or would like me to send you the
contact information of my references, please do not hesitate to ask.
Sincerely,
Questioner
for me
Dear Ms. Hillner,
I am very excited to be applying for an internship with Wired
Magazine. Although I feel I am best suited for the reporting
internship, I am also interested in the editorial internship, as I
feel that any experience that puts me in an environment where I am
exposed to the industry would be valuable to my growth as a
journalist.
I feel that my experiences qualify me uniquely for the job. These
include an undergraduate career in physics at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, an internship at Technology Review, and more
recently, an internship as a science writer at the Stanford Linear
Accelerator Center's Office of Communications. As these experiences
have exposed me to new styles, methods, and forms of writing, the
quality of my writing has increased exponentially.
It also seems worthwhile to draw your attention to both my teaching
experience and my minor in Creative Writing. The former may seem to
have little to do with journalism, yet as a technology or science
journalist, much of what I do involves explanatory writing, where I am
essentially teaching my readers the basis for the news story the
article contains. Likewise, as I develop more as a writer, my articles
may become more narrative in style where appropriate, and that is
where my knowledge as a fiction author becomes relevant. I've noticed
that your articles often have a narrative bent to them, which makes
the internship all the more attractive to me. Finally, the combination
of the two--the workshops I've taught and participated in--have given me
experience editing the work of others.
I feel confident that we are a good match for each other, and
sincerely look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions
about my resume or cover letter, or would like me to send you the
contact information of my references, please do not hesitate to ask.
Sincerely,
Questioner
for me
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Date: 2002-10-14 01:43 pm (UTC)Much better than the sometimes awful cover letters I've seen from system administrators and programmers. :-)
re
Date: 2002-10-14 01:57 pm (UTC)Is this grammatically correct? It feels indirect, I forget the exact term for it. "to be applying" would be the incorrect portion.
Re: re
Date: 2002-10-15 06:54 am (UTC)"I am very excited about applying . . ."
"It is exciting to apply . . ."
Good luck!