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I need someone to review my cover letter. Jane Smith 1600 Pennsylvania AVE Washington DC USA, 12345 123-456-7890 November 13, 2010 Job Code: 6577 122 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10168 USA Dear IRC: Child Protections Sector, I’m writing in response to your advertisement for a Child & Youth Protection and Development Program Assistant. I am an exceptional listener and communicator who effectively conveys information verbally and in writing, which has shown through-out my volunteer, work, and school history. I have highly analytical thinking with demonstrated talent for identifying, scrutinizing, improving, and streamlining complex work processes. I am a Computer-literate performer with extensive software proficiency covering a wide variety of applications. I am a flexible team player who thrives in environments requiring ability to effectively prioritize and juggle multiple concurrent projects. I have a proven relationship-builder record with unsurpassed interpersonal skills. I am Goal-driven leader who maintains a productive climate and confidently motivates, mobilizes, and coaches employees to meet high performance standards. Personable professional whose strengths include cultural sensitivity and an ability to build rapport with a diverse workforce in multicultural settings is a strong skill of mine which has been developed through formal training in my volunteer and intern positions here in the United States as well as Northern Ireland; a rather sensitive contested area. A few more of my qualifications include: being Results-driven achiever with exemplary planning and organizational skills, along with a high degree of detail orientation, Innovative problem-solver who can generate workable solutions and resolve complaints, and a resourceful team player who excels at building trusting relationships with society and colleagues. Personally, I am a Highly adaptable, mobile, positive, resilient, patient risk-taker who is open to new ideas, a productive worker with solid work ethic who exerts optimal effort in successfully completing tasks, dependable, responsible contributor with committed to excellence and success, highly motivated self-starter who takes initiative with minimal supervision, and an enthusiastic, knowledge-hungry learner, eager to meet challenges and quickly assimilate new concepts. Finally, and more importantly I have a passion for this line of career and would love the have the opportunity to begin a long career in your particular organization. I’d like the opportunity to tell you more about my work experience and how my skill set could contribute to the successful day-to-day running of your company. I’d be happy to supply strong references at your request. I look forward to discussing the position with you. Sincerely, Jane Smith Dear IRC: Child Protections Sector, I’m writing in response to your advertisement for a Child & Youth Protection and Development Program Assistant. I will graduate from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Global Studies in May 2011. I have over three years volunteer work with inner-city youth in Minneapolis and Belfast, UK. I have over 2 years experience with customer service and relations throughout multiple settings. Through my intership at Public Achievement, I attained organizational, multi-tasking, culture sensitivity, and research skills. Finally, and more importantly I have a passion for this line of career and would love the have the opportunity to begin a long career in your particular organization. I’d like the opportunity to tell you more about my work experience and how my skill set could contribute to the successful day-to-day running of your company. I’d be happy to supply strong references.

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1. The main problem with this is > > > it is too long winded and includes to much irrelevant information - you need to streamline it down you your actual experience and educational (if any) level - self appraisal never substitutes for these Brief and to the point is what they want to see - -