| Veteran applicants should not be satisfied with his first | | | | of competency. |
| draft of a cover letter. Closely reexamine the letter to | | | | Showcase your interest. Convey what you know |
| incorporate alterations and corrections not visible in the | | | | about the industry or the organization. Your networking |
| first draft. | | | | skills will help. Use the specific vocabulary of a |
| All cover letters for a teaching job should be written in | | | | particular industry/discipline if suitable. |
| a business letter format and generally with a content | | | | Be original in your writing. You can take a colloquial |
| of three brief paragraphs. The first paragraph states | | | | tone but your writing must be untainted and void of |
| the purpose of the letter. The second paragraph | | | | grammatical errors. Choose the active voice and use |
| summarizes your qualifications for the teaching job. Be | | | | strong verbs. Avoid cliché statements. |
| concise and avoid redundancy. The final paragraph is | | | | Put yourself on the reader's shoes. Feel like you are |
| basically a request to be considered for the job, and | | | | the recipient of the letter. Express what you can do |
| stating the possibility of being interviewed for the | | | | for the organization of the reader and not what you |
| position. | | | | expect to happen. |
| Cover letter for a teaching job is expected to be | | | | Closely watch the details. Employers look forward to |
| scrutinized more than any other cover letters for most | | | | the writing prowess of their applicants in the cover |
| industries. School administrators can gauge an | | | | letter. Everything must be correct; grammar, |
| applicant's exuberance for teaching and his/her | | | | punctuations, spelling; no typographical errors. Let a |
| communication ability through his/her cover letter. A | | | | proofreader check your writing for content, |
| lively cover letter stands out from the crowd - it can | | | | correctness and clarity. When sending your cover |
| show a part of your personality that is not usually | | | | letter for a teaching job via email, save the letter as a |
| evident in a resume. Cover letters allow a teacher | | | | Word document and paste it to your email. |
| applicant to: | | | | First impressions last. Every year, an employer reads |
| 1. Show eagerness to apply for a particular district. | | | | cover letters by the hundreds. Be sure yours will stand |
| Spend a fraction of your time researching for that | | | | out by taking consideration of the following:o Use the |
| school district and write a little something about it in | | | | same font in typing your resume and cover letter, for |
| your letter. | | | | example 12 point, Times New Roman.o Print the cover |
| 2. Highlight 2 or 3 of your strengths as an educator - | | | | letter and resume using exactly the same plain bond |
| and contemplate some of your special teaching | | | | paper. White/off-white bond paper is preferable.o Use |
| experiences. | | | | a blue or black pen in signing a hard copy of your |
| 3. Convey your teaching enthusiasm in educating | | | | cover letter and resume. |
| young minds and in specific subject or level of grade | | | | The Postscript Technique |
| you are interested to teach. | | | | Add luster to the cover letter by appending a P.S. It |
| Cover Letter Guides for a Teacher | | | | can highlight your most marketable qualification. Take |
| Send it to a specific person. Again a short research or | | | | note of this example: |
| telephone call will make you certain about the name of | | | | "P.S. I was the only student-teacher given recognition |
| the recipient. Don't use salutations like "Dear Sir," "Dear | | | | by John's University for my passion in teaching." |
| Madam," "Dear Personnel," "Gentlemen," or "To | | | | The only sure way that your cover letter for a |
| Whom..." | | | | teaching job can reach those possible employers is by |
| Make it as short as possible. One page, 3 to 4 | | | | hand-delivering it. The administrator may give you a |
| paragraphs is enough. Effective cover letters | | | | spot interview. The odds of being hired are great. |
| concentrate on qualifications and not on mere claims | | | | |