Job Applicaiton Letter Draft

Here is my applicaiton letter, I feel as though I have talked too much about my jobs that I have previously had. Thanks for your help.
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Here is my applicaiton letter, I feel as though I have talked too much about my jobs that I have previously had. Thanks for your help.
Peer Review
1. Yes, all components are there
2. Yes, block format is used
3. The formality of the letter is well suited to the intentions of the letter.
4. The tone is very professional, but confident at the same time. This is good for cover letters
Content/Rhetorical Content
1. Yes, your specific skills that the job requires are listed. This is good. More detail without going on too long might be a good idea.
2. Yes, intentions to obtain a job after graduation are listed.
3. Yes, as I stated earlier, specific skills are listed.
4. Mostly, the source of the job ad is not listed. You may want to consider including this.
5. Yes, contact information is listed.
6. The biggest improvements are found in the level of description in the list of qualifications and in listing where the job posting was found.
Peer Review
Form and Style
(return
address, header, salutation, introductory paragraph, body paragraph(s),
and conclusion)? If not, what’s missing?
Yes
the left margin)?
Yes
too informal? Too formal or generic? Explain.
The style
of the letter was well suited the occasion and organized effectively.
enthusiastic without gushing? highly qualified without bragging?)
Explain.
There was
a nice mixture of enthusiasm and real world experiences to support your
qualifications.
identify them,
either by listing them here or by circling them on a printed draft.
I think
you left out a word in the last sentence of the second paragraph where you
state, “I believe I can substantial contribution…”
Content/Rhetorical Context
job ad,
using keywords to organize the discussion of his or her qualifications?
Even if it does, what could be done better?
Yes, the
letter remains specific to the applied job.
I thought your real world experience examples were organized and worded
well. You could even elaborate some more
on the results of the examples you completed
has applied for the position? Explain.
Yes, the
writer mentions that he wants a job “containing interactions with engineering
graphics.”
terminology that other experienced people would recognize?
Yes.
applied for,
its source, and then the major reason(s) why the writer is well-suited?
Yes to all
except the source of the job application
for further
discussion or an interview? Does the letter end on a high note? Explain.
Yes,
contact information is included and the letter concluded on a high note.
make? Explain.
There is
no need for any critical revision, just maybe adding the source of the position
applied for and possibly elaborating a little more on your real world examples.
Kevin's Comments
Here are some comments on your cover letter. Please email me at kamckelv@purdue.edu if you have any questions. Thanks,
Kevin