College Grad
College Grad: Best Use of a Cover Letter
So when should you use a cover letter? Only as part of a limited, targeted campaign to reach potential employers. Take the time to research and understand a company before committing yourself on paper as a potential employee.
College Grad
College Grad: Reality of Cover Letters
Take a look at the reality of how a cover letter is actually viewed (and reviewed) from a hiring manager perspective.
Letter Writing Guide
How to Write a Cover Letter
This student and teacher-friendly site contains the purpose of writing a cover letter. In addition, the article discusses the format of a good cover letter and elements to include in a good cover letter.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Workplace Writers
Purdue University offers this great resource for students and teachers looking for sample cover letters.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Job Search Writing: Job Skills Checklist
A handout listing an inventory of skills that may be included in a resume or cover letter.
Letter Writing Guide
Letter Writing Guide: Letter Writing & Sample Letters
Click through links to learn how to write a business letter, a business email, and a friendly letter. Notes and sample letters for various types of letters are also available including complaint, interest, cover, apology, request,...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Model for Writing a Rejection of a Job Offer
A brief guide to writing a polite business letter in which one rejects a job offer.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Model for Writing a Request for Further Negotiations
A brief guide to writing a formal business request for further communication/negotiation with a potential employer.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Career City Resources
Are you interested in exploring your career interests? Using the Glencoe career city resources; you can explore self assessments, resumes, cover letters, and interview tips.
Harold D. Underdown
Rites of Submission: Cover & Query Letters in Publishing
A fantastic reference for how to format a cover or query letter when submitting a manuscript for publication. Includes examples of good letters, what NOT to write, and general guidelines for success.
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: 8.1: Business Documents
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn to write for business by understanding style and learning about formatting different documents such as business letters, statements of purpose, resumes, cover...
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin: College of Fine Arts: Fine Arts Career Services
University of Texas at Austin Fine Arts students can search for jobs, schedule career advising, or view courses. Resources for aiding in writing a cover letter or resume are available without a student ID.
Harold D. Underdown
The Purple Crayon: Getting It Out of the "Slush Pile"
The "slush pile" is a publisher's sizeable reading stash, and this site is a great resource for attempting to get a publisher to get your manuscript OUT of the pile. Includes several pieces of advice concerning the story itself, your...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Letters Concerning Employment: Resume Follow Up
A guide and model for following up on an a cover letter and resume that have already been sent to a potential employer.
Letter Writing Guide
Sample Letter of Interest
This informational site provides a well-written letter of interest exemplar.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize: Writing
The BBC offers quick (bitesize) activities, revision options, and quizzes on a variety of writing skills, covering writing arguments, writing factual documents, and writing stories.
Ibis Communications
Eyewitness to History: Writing the Declaration of Independence
An article about the Declaration of Independence which covers the selection of the Committee of Five, Jefferson's writing, the presentation to Congress for approval, the problems in drafting, and the final changes which were made....
University of Virginia
University of Virginia Career Services: Helpful Handouts
The University of Virginia Career Services Center offers numerous helpful handouts and career guides for the student preparing for a career. Handouts range from how to analyze your work preferences to how to write a resume. All handouts...
Library of Congress
Loc: West Side Story: Birth of a Classic
View the online exhibit featuring photographs, documents--opening night telegraphs, letters, notes by Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein, set designs--and other items such as posters, DVD covers, and a pair of slippers worn in the...
Curated OER
Writing Fix: A Letter to Me: Brad Paisley's 5th Gear
Front cover of Brad Paisley's album 5th Gear.
Towson University
Towson University: Ows: Self Teaching Unit: The Verb Expansion Rule
This lesson focuses on the verb expansion rule which provides a formula that covers every predicate verb possibility in the English language. The formula is T + (M) + (have + en) + (be + ing) + (be + en) + MV. The lesson explains all of...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: English (Esl) Label Me! Printouts
Over 100 handouts with answer sheets you can print and use to help build English vocabulary. Numerous topics and themes are covered: everyday words, math terms, seasonal and holiday words, geographical terms, animals, opposites, parts of...
Curated OER
Writing Fix: A Letter to Me: Farmer George Plants a Nation
Front cover of the book Farmer George Plants a Nation by Peggy Thomas.