Cover letter.
Now, this lesson is about a cover letter that is usually attaches with your resume.
Now, what do we what do we need a cover letter?
Well, sometimes a cover letter is very important when you are sending a resume, and especially, though,
for those who do not have too much experience in I.T. or are getting into it as an entry level.
So this way you could actually freely tell the recruiter or tell the hiring manager, what are the other
qualities that you have that are not mentioned in their resume.
So there are two types of cover letters that I will be covering in this lesson.
One cover letter is about the entry level and the second cover letter is about experience level.
It is for those who already are in I.T. or have some kind of experience.
So let me open up both cover letter.
So let's go over the entry level first
officer and you type up a cover letter for entry level.
Always start the first section.
Start off with your name, your address, your email address and your phone number, just the same way
that you would have on your resume.
Then you would type the name of the company that you are sending it to.
So in this case, let's pick an arbitrary name, which is Vandelay Industries and address 25, some
wannabe avenue in New York.
So that's just R we address since then the next section.
That's where you actually address the hiring manager or the H.R. person or the person that you're sending
your resume to.
So you'll start off by saying, Dear Mr. Russell, please accept the attach your resume for this position
of system administrator if it's a system administrator, Lennix administrator or system engineer.
That's why I have underlined some of the key words that could be replaced, according to your submission.
So, again, please accept the attachment to me for the position of system administrator as recently
advertised, and indeed dot com, or if it has been advertised in some other Web site, replace that.
Or if you have been contacted by a recruiter, mention their current company name or their recruiter
name next.
I have had the pleasure to review the company's website and went over the job description and I'm very
enthusiastic about the position.
Perfect.
I believe that my combination of technical skills and business sensibilities would serve Vandelay Industries
well in this position.
So this is how you are going to put together your first paragraph.
Then we'll have the next paragraph you'll have to mention.
I know that I don't have the exact number of experience you see.
That's where you actually targeting the hiring manager and telling him that why he should hire you even
though you don't have the number of experience.
So you'll write to him.
As I know, I don't have the exact number of experience that you are looking for.
But with the time spent on my lab, the lab that you'll be working with and helping out others, the
technical issues are the technical issues are that maybe you have signed up for a Linux community forum
or any other kind of technical forums, which I would definitely recommend you that you should and go
online.
You have seen people have done tremendous work online.
When you type some the search on Google or any search engine and you want to look for a technical article,
you're going to find tons of them.
Now, how do we have that?
Because people actually have spent unlimited numbers of hours putting that together.
So I want you I would recommend you that you should also join those forums.
Anyway, back to the cover letter is that you will say that you spent on my lab and helping others with
technical issues, and that can be quantified for up to two years of actual corporate level experience.
Or if you think it could be quantified for one year, that's fine per day of which whatever that you
think that it equals it.
Two, then you put in the second line that I am the go to guy for everyone at my current job among family
and friends.
Or if you have a specific skill that you wanted to replace, go to.
It's something you can replace it here.
Then the next section, the third paragraph right here, you're going to mention you can write down
something about yourself, your biggest achievement in your career.
That could be anything.
Maybe you have won a championship in sports or in academic or if you are part of a chess club, anything
that has made you proud.
Please do mention right here.
This will show the hiring manager that you have worked so hard for that specific achievement and you
are so proud.
So you are the kind of guy who can work hard and you and would prove him or herself.
Then the next paragraph you will say, my resume will speak about my technical skills.
So that's good.
So it's Atash.
It will talk about my technical skills.
But here is a quick summary of additional skills that I'm really good at.
And those skills are you're going to mention strong interpersonal and communication skills, keen attention
to detail and analytical skills, time management skills, excellent documentation skills.
Now, remember, these are a few skills that I have jotted down, and those skills may not reflect how
you could add, but if you are good at in any of these, include that or if some of them that I have
not included, please include that.
And again, please be honest here.
If you are really good at time management, you really know how to manage your time.
Doesn't really have to be technical after that.
In the last paragraph you will mention that I am very much interested in speaking with you to discuss
the value I could bring to Vendola industry.
Then you'll say can be reached at the above telephone number or email address.
I look forward to hearing from you with best regards and your name right here.
And that caller is for entry level people and for those who actually have somewhat a little bit of experience
in it.
But it's right here in this paragraph, right.
Anything that you think that you're really going to make a difference.
This is a really important line or paragraph here.
So that's about the cover letter at the entry level.
Now, let's look at the cover letter at the experience level.
So experience level will start the same way.
The name, address, phone number and the company's name, address, phone number and then again, Deamon.
So everything will be the same, except I believe that my combination of technical skills and experience
right here, because an experience level, Rosamma, you will have experience.
So you add that here everything will be the same.
Now the second paragraph, you will say Atash resume includes all the details about my career and education
background.
But here is a quick summary of Bob myself that will highlight how can I be the perfect match?
And that is now you're going to come out and say, hey, this is what I had them you might not going
to see with other people.
And that is at my current position as a technician, of course, a place to add to your existing title.
I build, manage and troubleshoot hundreds of servers.
I provide first or second level of support to thousands of internal or external customers.
Put the number in so it could quantify what you have done.
My professional experience includes diagnosing and addressing complex hardware and software issues.
I also maintain the highest level of system security and educate users on the latest system updates
and technologies.
Then the last line you'll say I have saved millions to my company by introducing X, Y, Z, technology.
Anything that you have done in your existing position that you think have saved that your company money,
please include it here.
Quantifying everything that you have done is one of the biggest thing that MBAs do.
They go to college, they spend two years and that's what they learn.
They learn how to quantify it and how could tell the value to the business.
Then the last paragraph you'll say, I am very much interested in speaking with you to discuss the value
I could bring to Vandelay Industries.
Same thing as their cover letter.
And then you close it with best regards and put in your name.