{"id":22,"date":"2006-09-07T20:26:06","date_gmt":"2006-09-08T01:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/career\/cover-letters\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T10:29:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T15:29:33","slug":"cover-letters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/career\/services\/resumes\/cover-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22\" class=\"elementor elementor-22\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4adadb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4adadb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05ae776\" data-id=\"05ae776\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3b73a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e3b73a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cover Letters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83f14d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83f14d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23577a2\" data-id=\"23577a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110ca6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"110ca6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"734\" height=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-24-at-9.59.36-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2228\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-24-at-9.59.36-AM.png 734w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/career\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-24-at-9.59.36-AM-365x400.png 365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-051c661\" data-id=\"051c661\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19dd7c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19dd7c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The cover letter is your first opportunity to introduce yourself and sell yourself as the best person for a specific position. It is just as important as your resume. In fact, your resume should never travel without one.The cover letter, however, is not used to simply repeat the details of your resume. The cover letter is about letting your potential employer know what you can do for him or her. This is the perfect opportunity for you to specifically tell the employer why you want this job and why you are the best-qualified candidate.<\/p><p><strong><em>*REMEMBER YOUR HEADER:<\/em><\/strong> Use the same header on your cover letter as your resume.<\/p><p><em><strong>*APPLYING VIA EMAIL? <\/strong><\/em>When sending your application via email, your cover letter is the body of the email and your resume is an attachment. 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