How to write cover letters
This is a free guide, written by the LSE careers consultants. Come to the LSE Careers resource centre (5th Floor, Saw Swee Hock Student Centre) to pick up your free copy or download the PDF version: How to write CVs and cover letters [pdf].
Or have a look through it online below:
Useful websites
- Advice on Writing a Personal Statement
By Andy Jones, Department of English, UC Davis (University of California).
- eFinancial Careers - Applications and CVs
Great advice and tips. Blogs by employers on how to get a job in the financial industry.
- eResumes.com
Information on writing and distributing CVs and cover letters
- Fish4jobs
UK job site with careers advice and interview, CV and cover letter tips
- Gradplus.com
Vacancies, courses and careers advice for graduates
- Guardian careers
Covering letters and application forms.
- How to Write A Cover letter
31 tips for writing cover letters
- How to Write a Cover Letter | Tips, Sample, Examples & Format
Resumes may get you a job, but your cover letter opens the door. Career Counselor Stephanie Kinkaid gives you tips on how to write a great cover letter.
- How To Write a Cover Letter | WikiJob
Guidance on writing effective cover letters
- iWork - Job Search Advice
Tips on how to write CVs and cover letters for jobs in various countries.
- LiveCareer
UK based job site with application and interview tips
- Monster Career Advice: How do I complete application forms?
A succinct explanation of how to complete an application form properly.
- Open Colleges - How to Write the Cover Letter That Gets You Hired
An article to help you write a cover letter that stands out among a sea of applications
- PlanIT Plus for Careers, Learning, and Schools in Scotland
Scottish based careers planning and information website, with 600+ job profiles, course information (Scotland) and a range of online tools to help you identify career interests.
- Prospects.ac.uk
Information on CVs and covering letters by graduate website Prospects.
- Purdue OWL
Contains examples as well as good general advice and comments from a range of academics who make admissions decisions.
- Purdue OWL
Contains examples as well as good general advice and comments from a range of academics who make admissions decisions.
- ScottishJobs.com - Career Centre
Advice on CVs, Cover letters & Interviews
- Statementofpurpose.com
Writing a personal statement, from the online Writing Lab at Purdue University.
- The Careers Group
Application letters by the Careers Group.
- Writing a statement of purpose
By Glenn M. Callaghan, Department of Psychology, San Jose State University.
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