How to Write a Cover Letter for a Project Management Job

Video Transcript

"My name is Gloria Campbell, and I'm with Advantage Training Systems, located in St. Petersburg Florida, and I'm going to give you some pointers on how to write a cover letter for project management. One of the things you always want to remember is, there's some basics in any cover letter. You always want to make sure you include your name, your address, todays date, and the employer information. Now, what are we really begin to sell ourselves, and that's really what your cover letter is, it's your sell sheet, on how and why you think you are best qualified for this project management position. That's going to happen in that second paragraph, why you're qualified. Also you may want to have done a little research about the company, see what types of project management systems or software they may be using. If you have some knowledge and experience with that, you want to include that, because it says that, you may- gives you a little bit of an edge, again, someone else. The real key in writing any cover letter is to sell yourself, you want to make sure that the person who is reading your cover letter will turn that page and look at your resume. Cover letters are very important, for project management it can be paramount. My name is Gloria Campbell, I'm with Advantage Training Systems, and we're located in St. Petersburg Florida."