Crafting Effective Cover Letters

• Mathematics
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)
• Special Education

Crafting Effective Cover Letters

Food

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What is a cover letter?

04:37

Why is it important to proof read?

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand the purpose and key components of a cover letter for job applications.

What do you already know about cover letters?

What is a Cover Letter?

A cover letter is a document sent with your resume to provide additional information on your skills and experience.

Purpose of a Cover Letter

The purpose of a cover letter is to introduce yourself, highlight your relevant skills, and express your interest in the job.

Key Components

Key components of a cover letter include the header, salutation, introduction, body paragraphs, and closing.

Writing Style

When writing a cover letter, it's important to maintain a professional and respectful tone while highlighting your qualifications.

Interactive Activity: Identifying Components

Provide the students with a few cover letter examples and ask them to identify the different components in each letter.

Dos and Don'ts

Dos: Address the hiring manager by name. Don'ts: Use generic phrases and clichés.

Conclusion

Summarize the key points about cover letters and emphasize the importance of customizing each cover letter for the specific job application.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.