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How to I write a cover letter?
I am reentering the employment field after staying home with my children. I
am applying for a Domestice Violence Court Advocate position. How do I word the cover letter to fill in the gaps in my years of employment? I don't have court experience but I have personal experience with domestice violence and I have a family member who works for the court system. |
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How to I write a cover letter?
You explain that you have been staying home with your children. This is a
perfectly good reason for a gap in employment. I would imagine that the main purpose of your letter would be to get an interview, during which you can bring out your experience. Having a family member who works for the court system might actually work to your disadvantage if there are anti-nepotism rules, but the family member might help you get a foot in the door for an interview. You'll probably have more success if you spell "domestic" correctly. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Tgob" wrote in message ... I am reentering the employment field after staying home with my children. I am applying for a Domestice Violence Court Advocate position. How do I word the cover letter to fill in the gaps in my years of employment? I don't have court experience but I have personal experience with domestice violence and I have a family member who works for the court system. |
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How to I write a cover letter?
This newsgroup is for technical problems using Word. "How do I write a cover
letter" is not a Word issue. You'd be much more likely to find useful help if you consult a career counselor. Also, make sure you use a spell checker when you write the letter. In Word, type "domestice" and then press F7. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Tgob" wrote in message ... I am reentering the employment field after staying home with my children. I am applying for a Domestice Violence Court Advocate position. How do I word the cover letter to fill in the gaps in my years of employment? I don't have court experience but I have personal experience with domestice violence and I have a family member who works for the court system. |
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How to I write a cover letter?
Please forgive me. I didn't realize there were so many pedants in here. I
DO know how to spell, quite well as a matter of fact. It was a simple ERROR on my part. I was probably typing too fast and, horrors, neglected to use my spell check. I did not realize that I would be "graded" on my content, spelling, and/or grammar. I was simply trying to get some help in my endeavor (big word-----------aren't you impressed?). I now regret posting anything. Perhaps I will study the "rules" more closely next time. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You explain that you have been staying home with your children. This is a perfectly good reason for a gap in employment. I would imagine that the main purpose of your letter would be to get an interview, during which you can bring out your experience. Having a family member who works for the court system might actually work to your disadvantage if there are anti-nepotism rules, but the family member might help you get a foot in the door for an interview. You'll probably have more success if you spell "domestic" correctly. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Tgob" wrote in message ... I am reentering the employment field after staying home with my children. I am applying for a Domestice Violence Court Advocate position. How do I word the cover letter to fill in the gaps in my years of employment? I don't have court experience but I have personal experience with domestice violence and I have a family member who works for the court system. |
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How to I write a cover letter?
Please read my response to Suzanne.
Also, please forgive me for not posting my question in the "correct" room. I am new to this. I don't generally post questions in public fora (that would be the plural of forum) but thought I would try. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: This newsgroup is for technical problems using Word. "How do I write a cover letter" is not a Word issue. You'd be much more likely to find useful help if you consult a career counselor. Also, make sure you use a spell checker when you write the letter. In Word, type "domestice" and then press F7. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP http://www.herbtyson.com Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Tgob" wrote in message ... I am reentering the employment field after staying home with my children. I am applying for a Domestice Violence Court Advocate position. How do I word the cover letter to fill in the gaps in my years of employment? I don't have court experience but I have personal experience with domestice violence and I have a family member who works for the court system. |
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How to I write a cover letter?
There's nothing wrong with your asking, it is just that we know about how to
make Word do things, but we are not really good advisors as to what should go into _your_ letter. Suzanne's suggestions on the gaps are good. You might also do some web reading on various domestic violence programs, both the one you are applying for and others. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Tgob" wrote in message ... I am reentering the employment field after staying home with my children. I am applying for a Domestice Violence Court Advocate position. How do I word the cover letter to fill in the gaps in my years of employment? I don't have court experience but I have personal experience with domestice violence and I have a family member who works for the court system. |
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How to I write a cover letter?
If you had misspelled "domestic" once, I would have let it pass. But it was
misspelled the same way twice, and there was also a typo in your subject line. I am a copy editor by trade, so I notice such things, and it is part of my job to help people put their best foot forward in writing. If I had said nothing else, I would deserve your rebuke, but I did offer all the helpful suggestions I could think of, given that this is, as Charles points out, a forum devoted more to the "how" than to the "what" of letters. For more on the how, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/Letterhead.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Tgob" wrote in message ... Please forgive me. I didn't realize there were so many pedants in here. I DO know how to spell, quite well as a matter of fact. It was a simple ERROR on my part. I was probably typing too fast and, horrors, neglected to use my spell check. I did not realize that I would be "graded" on my content, spelling, and/or grammar. I was simply trying to get some help in my endeavor (big word-----------aren't you impressed?). I now regret posting anything. Perhaps I will study the "rules" more closely next time. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You explain that you have been staying home with your children. This is a perfectly good reason for a gap in employment. I would imagine that the main purpose of your letter would be to get an interview, during which you can bring out your experience. Having a family member who works for the court system might actually work to your disadvantage if there are anti-nepotism rules, but the family member might help you get a foot in the door for an interview. You'll probably have more success if you spell "domestic" correctly. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Tgob" wrote in message ... I am reentering the employment field after staying home with my children. I am applying for a Domestice Violence Court Advocate position. How do I word the cover letter to fill in the gaps in my years of employment? I don't have court experience but I have personal experience with domestice violence and I have a family member who works for the court system. |
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