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Internship Cover Letter Help

Things to Include:

  • Tell about yourself.
    • Jobs you have worked in
    • Courses you have taken that will make you a valuable asset
  • Describe your future career goals and how this internship experience will help you reach them.
  • Explain what skills and knowledge you are hoping to gain through this experience.
  • Describe how you will contribute to the company or organization.

Things to Avoid:

  • Reminiscing about your experiences while serving a mission.
    • You can certainly mention any mission experience, but this should not be the focus of your letter.
  • Detailing how much you love a certain cultural group or language.
    • Those reviewing your cover letter live abroad, so it is odd to discuss this.
  • Discussing your exceptional language skills in Portuguese or Spanish.
    • These skills should be evident in the quality of the writing in your cover letter.
  • Describing your desire to go abroad.
    • Those reviewing your cover letter live abroad, so it is odd to discuss this.