Professional Cover Letter

How To Write An Entry-level Cover Letter

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So, you've just begun working. You have no other job experiences. This is the first time you've ever tried to write a cover letter and you're scared. What do you do?

When you're writing an entry level cover letter, look for places which advertise such things as, "Entry-level" or "GED accepted" or "Must have a High School Diploma". Generally, if it says one of those three things, they won't be expecting that you have work experience.

For such jobs, they generally expect that you will just walk off the street and ask for a job application. So, start in that way. Go to the place, go up the person at the counter and say, "Would you have a job application?" Smile, then give them more information. "I'm really interested in doing something fun this summer, and I thought that working at Water Splash would be really perfect for me because I love coming here."

They might say, instantly, "Hey, we're hiring right now. Joe just left. Why don't you talk with Cathy¡­ Cathy, someone wants to talk with you."

Be ready for such an occurrence. Don't go in figuring that there's no possibility that they might hire you at that very instant. In that case, an entry level cover letter won't even be needed.

However, most places, you won't be that lucky. They'll hand you the application, you'll say "Thanks", and you'll walk out. Even though you're just going in to get an application, you should dress up in clothing that's a bit better quality than you would wear if you were going to work there. A white dress shirt with no tie, rolled up sleeves, and tan pants would be a good choice. Don't wear T-Shirts, don't wear ripped jeans.

OK. You've got home, and you've now thought about working there all the way home. Now, you're sure that it would be fun to work at Water Splash. You'd get to see women in bikinis all summer, you'd get to have free food from the hamburger heaven place.

Now it's time to write an entry level cover letter. But you don't' have a clue how to start? Use Google. Type in something like, "resume cover letter examples" and it will show you tons of fodder to create your cover letter. Remember that if you're trying to get a job at Water Splash, generic samples won't be very helpful to you.

You might try looking for things like "resume cover letter fun example park" and see if you have any hits, or add the word 'water' to it.

If you don't find anything that might help when building an entry level cover letter, just use the general way that they put together the cover letter. Use left-justified or Right-justified and try and make your cover letter look like theirs. Inside, put the reasons why you'd think it would be awesome to work there. In the case of working at a Water Park, you might even use the words 'Awesome'. Remember that you're applying for a position at a place that's fun, so make your cover letter sound fun, also. Look for a template that might help you build your cover letter. Most cover letter templates are generic. They just have an area where you type your name, address, etc. Then there is a big block where you'll put your text with a place to enter your name at the bottom.

An entry level cover letter, particularly for a fun place, need not be difficult to write. Let the words flow from your fingers, much in the same way I'm building this article. It should sound free and easy, it should sound like you'd LOVE working there, and you SHOULD want to work there that much. If you really, really think it would be fun to work there, then that's when you apply. It's your entry level cover letter, make the best of it.

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