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-academia XXX Memorial Drive November 5, 1999 Ms. Jane Doe Dear Ms. Doe: In 1999 I completed my bachelor's in
Economics, and in June 2000 I plan to graduate from MIT with
a master's in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
After attending several of your presentations on campus this
fall, I am very interested in working at McKinsey &
Company because of your company's reputation and the
opportunities presented. I have a wide variety of experiences
that I can draw upon. My economics background provides a
solid foundation for business analysis. Through my
engineering courses and work experience I have learned how
to think about and approach problems analytically. I have
also developed and demonstrated strong interpersonal skills
from working closely with many engineers on projects,
delivering numerous presentations on my work, and heavily
involving myself in extracurricular activities. One notable
experience was my participation in a semifinalist entry for
MIT's 1998 Entrepreneurship Competition. In this
competition, I learned a great deal about business plan
development and market research, which I can readily apply
to management consulting. After going to your presentation at
MIT and talking to friends in your company, I learned that
McKinsey is an ideal place for a highly self-motivated
person to work. I am impressed by the design of your
associate program, where meaningful and challenging tasks
are assigned. Additionally, your company's unparalleled
reputation for training your employees, whether formally or
on the job, is very appealing to me. McKinsey is the best
place to work in management consulting, and I feel that I
could contribute and succeed there given the
opportunity. I would welcome the opportunity to
discuss my qualifications for working at McKinsey. I will
contact you next Tuesday to follow-up on this possibility.
If you have any questions, I can be reached by phone at
(617)-XXX-XXXX and by email at xxx@mit.edu. Sincerely, (Name) 60 Wadsworth Street,
Apt.3H December 31,
1998 Richard Duggan Dear Mr. Duggan: I am a Ph.D. Candidate in
Biomedical Engineering (degree anticipated June 1999). I am
writing in response to the Biomaterials Engineer position
posted on your company’s web site. I understand that
you seek a candidate who has experience prototyping of an
implantable drug delivery device, as well as with
biomaterials, tissue interactions, and impurity
identification. I hope you will agree that my qualifications
and experience meet your needs. In collaboration with the Orthopedic
Implant Group at MGH, I have developed a prototype of an
orthopedic implant using biomaterials. In addition, I am
experienced in surface and thin film characterization, and
elemental and molecular identification. In addition, I have
designed and performed experiments to solve issues of
contaminants on surfaces and impurity identification. At MGH
I assessed the bioincompatibility of orthopedic implants and
surgical instruments. Throughout my research project I have
cooperated with professors in the Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, and the Biology Department. At the
same time I have worked closely with scientists and
physicians at a biomedical device manufacturing firm which
is a partner in the research on orthopedic implants. These
experiences have taught me the importance of teamwork and
good communication. I have learned to collaborate
effectively with researchers who have many different
personalities and work styles. I am attracted to your company
because of its innovation in biomaterials and its motivation
to turn ideas into safe medical products. Thank you for your
attention. I will follow up next week by phone to see if we
can set up an interview. Sincerely, John Smith MIT 56-142 November 12, 1999 Dr. Samuel Watson Dear Dr. Watson: I am happy to have the chance to apply
for a faculty position at Claremont College. Enclosed is a
copy of my current curriculum vitae, which includes a
list of my publications and my teaching and research
proposals. My teaching philosophy has developed
through my experience as a high school chemistry teacher, as
a teaching assistant at Harvard University, and as a
research supervisor at M.I.T. In my experience, the most
successful classes are those in which there is a high level
of student participation. I will try to encourage classroom
participation by carefully organizing each lecture. With
clear organization, students are more likely to believe they
understand the framework of the class and will therefore be
willing to ask questions about sections they do not
understand. A second technique that I think will be useful
is asking questions of individual students in order to
create a more participatory classroom environment. I would
also be interested in developing new courses, particularly
courses for non-physicists that might focus on a single
topic of current interest. The research project I would like to
pursue at Claremont involves coherent time-domain teraherz
spectroscopy of condensed matter systems. I think this is an
excellent project for an undergraduate school because it
explores exciting physics, it involves many useful
technologies, and it is unusual enough that there will be
very little competition with larger research
groups. I have asked that four letters of
recommendation be sent to you on my behalf. The writers are
James Smith, my thesis advisor; Marvin Gardner, my
post-doctoral advisor; and Randall Miller and Daniel Golden,
in whose courses I was a teaching assistant at Harvard
University. Their addresses appear on the last page of my
curriculum vitae. I appreciate being considered for your
faculty position. Please let me know if I can provide you
with any additional information to support my
application. Sincerely, Jane Doe
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LETTER FOR A CONSULTING POSITION
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617)-XXX-XXXX
McKinsey & Company, Inc.
600 Campus Drive
Florham Park, NJ 07932-1046
SAMPLE COVER LETTER FOR AN INDUSTRY
POSITION
Cambridge, MA 02142
johnsmith@mit.edu
Human Resources
Biomedical Devices, Inc.
101 First Street,
Cambridge, MA 02139
SAMPLE COVER LETTER FOR AN ACADEMIC
POSITION
77 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
Physics Department Chairman
Claremont College
Claremont, CA 91711
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