ࡱ> 02/%` bjbj 4̟̟   $Rh|As s s AV s . s    YΔ  : l0 6 6 6 ,d AA s s s s $ d  UIS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER Sample Cover Letter August 9, 2005 9781 College Springfield, Il. 62701 Ms. Lauren Liu Managing Editor Amazon. com P.O. Box 6898 Seattle, Washington 98961 Dear Ms. Liu, While researching information on Amazon.com, I FOCUSed an opening in the editorial department as a category writer. I would like to be considered for this position at your companys headquarters in Seattle. This May, I will graduate from the University of Illinois at Springfield with a degree in journalism in the magazine sequence, and I would like to use the knowledge, skills and experience that I have gained to pioneer Internet businesses like yours. I have had extensive experience in feature writing at newspapers and magazines, along with writing creatively in the corporate world. However, my true interest lies in new media and how to merge innovative writing with cutting-edge technology. For the past year, I have been an on-line editor for the Hate Report, a report on the state of inequality at the University of Illinois at Springfield. In addition to my on-line experience, I have worked as a reporter for the health, science and environment beat for the Springfield Illinoisan and as a features editor for Vox magazine. I have also had experience as a copyeditor for Vox and the Hate Report. I am confident, because of these experiences, that I could bring creativity, grace-under-pressure, and style to the job. I understand that Amazon.com has been on the forefront of technology since its beginning in 1995. With my flair for the creative and my ability to reach a rainbow of readers, I believe that I am well-suited to help your company expand well into the millennium. Your mission to transform internet buying into the fastest, easiest, and most enjoyable experience possible is one that I could aid substantially with not only my writing experience, but also my dream for the same. More importantly, though, I know a letter and resume can only tell you so Much about my motivations and qualifications. I would like to discuss my background with you in person and would be willing to travel to Seattle at my own expense to do so. I will call you at the end of next week to discuss whether such a meeting would be possible and to confirm that you have received my resume and writing samples. Please feel free to contact me at harperharper.com or (123) 456-7890. Sincerely, Your Signature Here Your Name Typed Enclosure(s) (This indicates that your resume and/or additional materials are enclosed.) 123     $ esŽůůůůŽůůh:h,*h=6CJ]aJh=CJaJh,*h=CJaJh,*h=5CJ\aJhPh=5CJ aJ h=5CJ aJ hPh=5CJ$aJ$23Cj efrs [$\$gd=$[$\$a$gd=$a$gd=21h:p=/ =!"#8$% @`@ =NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH DA@D Default Paragraph FontRi@R  Table Normal4 l4a (k@(No ListB^`B = Normal (Web)dd[$\$ 23Cje f r s @0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0h003Cje @0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0@0 00    D0Z TY QZ Y 4K Vl&V,&V3V,3VD9V9VKԵV|V$:W VlY tY ܭVW K%VEVU RR_YY       ]aa))``     > *urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PostalCode9*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsState8*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsCity=*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PlaceType=*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags PlaceName9*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsplace;*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsaddress:*urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttagsStreet h    _aks w 3333  :_J1j=$@224  22 `@UnknownGz Times New Roman5Symbol3& z Arial"qhdždž|v|v!824  2qHP)?=2UIS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTERrbrya1rbrya1Oh+'0 $ D P \hpx UIS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTERrbrya1 Normal.dotrbrya11Microsoft Office Word@@( @( |v՜.+,0( hp  (University of Illinois @ Springfield ' UIS CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER Title  !"#$%&()*+,-.1Root Entry Fה 3Data  1Table6WordDocument4SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8'CompObjq  FMicrosoft Office Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89q