cover letter help

CrufflerJJ, BSN, RN, EMT-P · Jul 29, 2009

hi what did you guys include in your cover letter?
examples would be greatly appreciated.
thank you!

you want to make it brief, and basically hit the highlights from your resume. a recruiter looking at the cover letter should be able to decide whether you're worth interviewing, even before looking at your resume. sell yourself.

dear sirs:

thank you in advance for reviewing my resume.

as a kentucky registered nurse applicant, i offer the following:

- ky provisional license with nclex "pass" status.

- 19 years experience as an emt & paramedic (acls/bls certified). served as ems captain, where i helped mentor new members of our fire department.

- experience in an industrial environment, auditing & training team members on corporate safety policies.

- graduate of the university of cincinnati accelerated pathway bsn program with precepted role transition in university hospital's surgical icu.

- developed a 13+ page accelerated pathway student orientation packet which is currently used by the uc college of nursing.

- member of sigma theta tau nursing honor society with a 3.95 gpa.

- 22-year chemical engineering career in product development, customer technical service, and management.

- excellent references.

i look forward to discussing career opportunities available at the (insert employer's name).

sincerely,

crufflerjj, job-hungry newbie nurse:d