Create a compelling cover letter and get that interview invite! This course will help you create application letters that effectively complement a CV. This course covers the structure and content of Application Letters, advice from our industry professionals and front-line recruiters about what to include in Application Letters, and language input on verbs, parallel structures, and tone and style.
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The content of this course complements the skills and strategies covered in English@Work: CVs.
If you have not completed that course, enroll and enjoy!
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, learners will have learned how to:
• write cover letters that have impact
• improve the content and structure of your cover letters
• use a variety of verb forms and tenses with greater accuracy
• employ parallel structures to make your writing easier to read
• adopt appropriate tone and style in your cover letter
Syllabus
There are five units in this course:
- Writing an Effective Cover Letter
- Verb Forms and Tenses
- Parallel Structures
- Tone and Style
- Assessments
In order to get a certificate, you need to complete the assessment components and achieve a 50% passing score. The two assessments are both located in the Assessment section:
- Assessment Cover Letter Grading 50%
- Peer-Assessment 50%
