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Email & Cover Letters

You’ll be submitting many applications via email. You’ve written a beautiful cover letter and

have an awesome resume. But now you’re faced with the blank body of an email.

Basically, this email is just to make sure your info ends up in the right pile (i.e. not the trash).

Address it to the hiring manager

Include the job title in the email body

If you’re supposed to email

and subject

, send the

Make sure the application ends up in the

application there, but include the name of

right folder. Tell them how (file format) and

where (attached) they’ll find the important

the hiring manager—whoever you

addressed your cover letter to.

docs (resume + cover letter).

Keep it formal

Include your contact info and name

Be polite and courteous.

Put your name and contact info in the body

of the email and the email signature.

Keep it short

That’s it. Let your resume and cover letter

Elaborate explanations and introductions

don’t belong here. Two sentences is plenty;

speak for themselves.

three is more than enough.

Here’s an example:

Dear Ms. Hiring-Manager,

I am pleased to submit my application for the account associate position at Big Ads Firm. My

resume and cover letter are attached in a PDF. Please contact me at myemail@bu.edu if there

is a problem with the file.

Thank you for your consideration,

Hopeful Applicant

myemail@bu.edu

617-753-27363

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