Sample cover letter for Full Time position at novo

Please accept this letter and attached resume in response to the Journalism Internship recently posted on your website. Since studying in the Capital District, I have been very impressed by the quality of stories and content of your newspaper, and believe my educational background and journalism experience could be of use to your organization.

As a contributing writer to the Newstime Daily high school newspaper, I explored issues affecting the school and surrounding community in a thought provoking and engaging weekly opinion article titled “Plant This”. This experience taught me how to effectively research unfamiliar topic areas, cite and quote sources, write to specific word lengths (ranging from 150 - 600 words), and construct strong stories.

As a rising junior at Union College majoring in English my work experiences and academic coursework have further refined skills and abilities that would assist me as a Journalism Intern. Through an intensive sophomore research seminar, I conducted independent research examining the effects of ethnic identification and societal pressures on world war II German American relief efforts that culminated in a 45 page paper and presentation. This experience further honed my research, analytical, writing, and presentation skills. Working as Head Counselor at Camp Cedarbrook I developed strong teamwork and communication skills, as this position required me supervise a staff of eight organizing and coordinating activities for 125 campers. I believe the skill sets and personal attributes developed through such experiences would directly benefit the Times Union.