Cover Letter Outline

I. Introduction

            A. Salutation

                        1. Dear Ms.Blakeslee:

            B. Where I found job ad

                        1. on company’s website

            C. Purpose for applying

                        1. Apply current lab based research experience to real-world industrial setting

                                    a. with modern chromatographic techniques

                                    b. with handling various lab equipment

                                    c. word processing skills

                        2. Obtain more experience in lab based research

II. Argument- Education

            A.  Various chemistry lab courses completed

                        1. General

                        2. Organic

                        3. Analytical

                        4. Inorganic

            B. Undergraduate research course

                        1. Lab based analytical chemistry research experience

                                    a. working with early disease detection using NMR

                                    b. handling of various lab equipment

                                    c. worked with a research mentor and others in a teamwork environment

                                    d. prepared samples, ran NMR experiments, preprocessed and analyzed data

III. Argument- Job Experience

            A. Purdue University Library Loan

                        1. Excellent time management skills

                                    a. ability to stay on task while retrieving various articles from other libraries

                        2. Interpersonal skills

                                    a. worked well with peers

                                    b. patrons

IV. Closing

            A.  Restate skills

            B. Contact information

            C. Thank you