Career cover letters help?
I’m applying for a part time job for the very first time [oh yes special moment! xDD]
my english teacher highly recommended that i attach a cover letter to my application,
so i was wondering what should i include in it?
and also what do i even write about o.o’
i attempted to write one and this is what i have,
"Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Jose Romero. I am currently an 8th grader at Taft Middle school and will be graduating this June. I heard you where hiring from your website, I am interested in joining your company. I’ve gone to your store several times and I believe that if I get a job it would be good experience for a first time job.
Although I have never had a job before, I would like to let you know that I am a loyal, independent, and responsible person. "
i have no clue where to go from here pleas help ASAP D=
OH btw i am applying to market places as a
[first job i want] sushi maker
[second job i want] clerck/stocker
[i'll settle for this xD ] and a cashier
I’m 15 [started school late xDD]
and in CA the legal age for getting a job is 14 so yeah.. xDD
My biggest worry is that you are not old enough to be hired 
But I like your cover letter. It is sincere and it doesn’t apologize for not having worked – you state it just like the fact that it is, and you offer very good reasons to hire you.
You might want to put why you’re good for the company, or why you like the company specifically, instead of or in addition to why it would be good for *you* to work there. Frankly they’re probably more interested in what’s good for them than for you, at this point 
(p.s. the word "were" is misspelled "where", though)
Best of luck!
pps. I don’t think sushi maker is a very easy job to get
October 12th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
My biggest worry is that you are not old enough to be hired
But I like your cover letter. It is sincere and it doesn’t apologize for not having worked – you state it just like the fact that it is, and you offer very good reasons to hire you.
You might want to put why you’re good for the company, or why you like the company specifically, instead of or in addition to why it would be good for *you* to work there. Frankly they’re probably more interested in what’s good for them than for you, at this point
(p.s. the word "were" is misspelled "where", though)
Best of luck!
pps. I don’t think sushi maker is a very easy job to get
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October 12th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
your an eighth grader applying for a job at a supermarket. there is no reason for you to have to include a cover letter. i’m 28, applying for corporate jobs, and even then i sometimes do not include a cover letter.
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