What is a Cover Letter?
You should familiarize yourself with the document's intent before you begin writing a cover letter. A cover letter is a document sent with your resume to provide your expertise and experience with additional details. Cover Letter is one of the significant document, which is usually asked if you are applying for a job, scholarship, fellowship etc. It is perhaps the most challenging part of an application. The effective cover letter should concentrate on the future and what you want to do, while your resume is intended to be a look back at your career and where you have been. Detailed information about why you are eligible for the job you are applying for is included in the letter. Don't just echo what's on your resume—rather, provide particular details on why you're a good fit for the work requirements of the employer. As a sales pitch that will sell your credentials and help you get the interview, think about your cover letter. As such, you want to make sure that the person who is reading it gets the best impression from your cover letter.
Sample Cover Letter-
<Write the address of the institution>
Gower St, Bloomsbury,
London
WC1E 6BT,
United Kingdom.
January 1, 2021, <Mention the date>
Department of Management Science <Mention the department name>
University College, London
Dear members of the PhD studentship committee, <Mention, to whom it is conce>
I am writing to apply for the tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in University College London's Department of Management Science. I am completing my Ph.D. in Computer Science at Harvard University's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. I am particularly interested in the Information Science and Technology Group at University College London's as a member of the Economics and Computer Science (EconCS) research group, which currently includes several faculty members that are part of the EconCS research community.
The above paragraph must contain: <Which position you are applying for, your current position and affiliation, why you are applying for?>
The intersection between computer science (particularly artificial intelligence) and economics are my research interests (particularly microeconomic theory and game theory). My research contributions were to develop effective and equal resource allocation mechanisms and to exploit machine learning and search techniques in the application of the mechanism design.
The above paragraph must contain: <What are your research interests, your research contributions and their relevance to the position?>
I am pleased with the chance to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses. During graduate school, I have had many enriching and fulfilling teaching and advising experiences, and I regard teaching as an important and enjoyable part of becoming a member of the faculty.
The above paragraph must contain: <What makes it interesting for you, previous experience>
I have included my CV, research and teaching the declaration, and papers written by me. I have asked the following people to write, on my behalf, letters of recommendation:
Dr David Jenner (supervisor) Jenner@xxx.harvard.edu
Dr Robert Brownlee Brownlee@xxx.harvard.edu
The above paragraph must contain: <the documents attached with the job application, information about recommendations>
Thank you in advance for your consideration of my application. <Be kind enough to thank the reader!>
Sincerely,
XYZ <Write your name here>
Informative
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