Cover Letter Components
Copy. Paste. Refine. Repeat. For Any Job.
Overview
Why create a canonical-source of Cover Letter Components?
Address each job posting directly and uniquely
Make the process of writing any Cover Letter efficient
Copy/Paste your own boilerplate-of-responses to common questions and requirements
Eliminate wasted time, decrease errors in writing, while effectively addressing the unique requirements of each company
Design jobs also need to pass: Human Resources, automated software looking for keywords, and non-design related requirements
There is an abundance of information about how to write a Cover Letter. The advice can be contradictory and overwhelming. The goal of this assignment, Cover Letter Components, is not write a cover letter, but to have enough content to write — any Cover Letter.
Components
Heading and Salutation
1st Paragraph
Middle Paragraphs
Last Paragraph
Signature
Practice on Cover Letter Worksheet
Component Variation Examples
💡 To help create components, find multiple job postings. Select points that are your strengths. Respond to those points. Repeat another job posting.
Job Posting: Familiarity with using brand guidelines, fonts, colors, and assets.
Response: I have created Design Systems that enforce brand guidelines, fonts, colors, and assets.
Job Posting: Strong eye for visual composition
Response: Visual composition is addressed throughout my Design projects applying Gestalt principles to create visually balanced, and appealing compositions.
Job Posting: 3+ years of experience delivering graphics
Response: As new Graduate of a 4-year degree, I have 3+ years of experience delivering graphics for print applications, websites, and motion graphic videos.
Which ones? How Many?
This your cover letter. You determine the components and how many.
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