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C. Evaluate the opening paragraph above. Classify the opening

paragraphs into good or bad and provide the reasons.

3 Writting the Main Body of Letter

Demonstrating Your Key Skills and Experience

In the main body of the letter you have to highlight your most relevant

experiences and skills as they relate to the position you are applying for. You
can talk about education and work experience in a way that emphasizes

relevant skills and achievements. You need to be able to demonstrate and

provide evidence of your skills clearly. Here are some examples of what to write
in main body of a cover letter.

a. More detail on company mission/ goal
“After speaking with Ms. Anderson, I looked at your website. From your

online information, it’s clear that you are looking to compete in Asia in the

networking and data transfer markets. Many companies in this part of the
world are migrating information from legacy systems.”

b. More detail supporting your claim that you can help them achieve

goal/ mission

“As a second semester senior at the University of Dayton, I will graduate
in May with a B.S. degree in Computer Science with a focus on

Networking and Data transfer Management. I believe my background

closely matches the goals you outline on your website.”

c. Specific example based on information in resume

“In fact, in Computer Science 390, I led a group of students helping to
design a new online database for the Dayton YMCA. This database looked

the same to users, but used a much more powerful search engine.”

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