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Sample cover letter for Internship position at JP Morgan
Marketing Analyst
Not to harp on the capitalization of the position issue, but I read cover letters all the time. About 10 per day. When reading them, I usually skim the first sentence or two to understand the context of the letter and appreciate when the position is capitalized to make it stand out.
Very next thing I do when skimming is make a quick assessment as to whether this same cover letter was sent to 20 other companies for 20 other jobs. If so, I stop reading. If it is tailored, usually with a specific reason why the job is exciting (not just “I saw the job posting for XXX at YOUR_COMPANY and it intrigued me”), that’s a good sign and I read on.
Having said that, I think this cover letter is great. Definitely someone I would want to follow up with for the role. The personality comes out. I can quickly picture the candidate having great attention to detail and jumping with both feet in to any problem. This is much better than the 99% of cover letters that just say “I have attention to detail and am capable of functioning highly…blah blah blah… so I’m an ideal fit for this”. role.”
Maybe one thing I would do, and it may be personal to me, but move some of the section that states why you are passionate about the company to the top. As long as it’s brief and you can quickly get to the point of why you are a good fit, hiring managers like to know right away that this company is special to you. But great job.
