write a cover letter in response to a specific job ad, graduate school program, scholarship

Professional Communication

Cover Letter Assignment Description

Learning Objectives

This assignment was designed to fulfill the following course learning objectives:

· Write for specialist and non-specialist audiences

· Manage writing processes and projects

· Design usable and rhetorically effective documents

· Respond ethically to writing tasks

Prompt

In this assignment, you will write a cover letter in response to a specific job ad, graduate school program, scholarship The cover letter should be tailored to the specific position and organization. You need to contextualize important qualifications and covey the appropriate persona. Your job is to persuade the hiring manager you are a good fit for the job in terms of both skills and company culture. At the same time, the letter should demonstrate your communication/writing skills and document design skills.

Minimum Requirements

1. Your cover letter should be 1 page and formatted as a formal letter.

2. Your cover letter must be tailored to a specific job/position/organization and not a generic document that could be sent anywhere.

3. Your letter should be well organized and written in a concise, clear manner.