Cover Letter Explanation Your address Phone Number Date Employer Contact Person Title of that person Address Susan Brown 346 Main Street Kettering, OH 45403 BrownSusanT@ymail.co m (937) 555-8765 July 21, 2010 Mr. Tom Seittel Weaseltec, Inc. 25 Sacramento Street Troy, OH 94102 Dear Mr. Seittel: Salutation Dear John Smith: First Paragraph This paragraph should state why you are writing, how you heard about the job (internet, friend, etc.), and why the employer should select you for an interview. You can also flatter the employer by using information about the company that you find on the internet. You will want to grab the employer’s attention and make them want to keep reading. Middle Paragraph(s) With over 5 years of prov en sales experience, I am confident that I would be Weaseltec, Inc. in the pos a positive asset to ition of Inside Sales Rep resentative. My ability to relationships with custome increase sales, build rs, and lead others will ben efit your company in man y ways. I currently work at Jolly’s Rent a Car as a Manage r In-Training. In this pos information about van rent ition I provide customers als, sell damage waiver, with negotiate contracts with marketing advertisements. car companies, and crea My damage waiver selling te percentage YTD is 35% 90% of the employees in , which is 5% higher than the tri-state area. The stra tegies I employ includin customer, explaining the g building rapport with benefits of purchasing dam the age waiver insurance, answ thoroughly and succinct ly, and following up with ering questions the customer to make sure company was a positive their experience with the one. Utilizing these stra tegies has resulted in high several compliments from customer retention rate customers about my prof and essionalism and dedicat service. Furthermore, I ion to excellent custome have been recognized by r my company numerous expectations. I earned the times for exceeding “Employee of the Month” award four out of the last Inside Sales Rep for We twelve months. As the aseltec, Inc., you could expect me to continue to exceptional customer serv exceed sales goals and prov ice to new and current clie ide nts. In addition to an excelle nt sales record, Weaseltec will with a degree in Busines s Administration from Sinc also benefit from my leadership skills. I graduate d lair Community College positions with both the , and held leadership Future Business Leaders of America and the Sinc Management Association lair Chapter of the Busines . Through these experie s nces, I honed my verbal skills through presentation and written communicat s and grant writing, exte ion nsively utilized Microso meetings, produced mar ft Office, facilitated wee keting materials, and buil kly t relationships with on and Since these are all requirem off campus constituents ents of the Inside Sales . Representative position ground running and beg , I am confident I could in to contribute to Weasel hit the tec, Inc. right away. I have attached my resu me for your review. I wou ld like to meet to discuss experiences can benefit further how my skills and Weaseltec, Inc. Thank you for your time and conside ration. Sincerely, Explain what specific experience and skills you could bring to the company. Remember, the employer Susan Brown wants to know how your skills can Susan Brown benefit them! Explain some of your strengths/ qualifications that are relevant to the position and support those with specific examples, accomplishments, and/or evidence of skills. Last Paragraph In this paragraph, you will want to ‘close the deal’. It is appropriate to ask for an interview or state that you will follow up within a few weeks. Thank the employer for their time and include information on how you will follow up. With many job searches going electronic-only, some companies say, “No phone calls please”. If this is the case, you should not follow up with a phone call. Closing Sincerely or With Regards, (Sign you name) Type your name Career Services