Course:ASIA592/2023W2/Cover Letters

Cover Letter Advice

Note: Much general advice from university career centres is not applicable to academic job searches, but will be relevant for non-academic positions, including administrative roles at universities.

• A Dozen Sentences advice from Inside Higher Ed, to be read with this response by TPII
• TPII archive of postings about cover letters, especially:
  • Why Your Job Cover Letter Sucks (and what you can do to fix it) (TPII)
  • How to Tailor a Job Letter (Without Flattering, Pandering, or Begging) (TPII)
• Hacking the Cover Letter (ProfHacker)
• Beyond the One-Page Cover Letter
• How to Write a Persuasive Cover Letter (Chronicle, 2024)
• The Rejection Letter I Wish I Could Send (Good list of common errors)
• Guide with samples from University of Toronto
• Why Letterhead Matters (retrieved from the Wayback Machine)
• Oxford University advice (tips from British side)
• Academic Cover Letters (UNC)
• CV & cover letter sample (Harvard)
• Cover Letters for Academic Positions (Tips and samples, University of Illinois)
• Cover letters for faculty job applications (Tips and samples, UPenn)
• Cover letter for a faculty position (MIT)
• 6 Tips to Improve Your Cover Letter (Chronicle, 2019)
• Before You Write a Cover Letter for a Nonfaculty Job, Try This Exercise (Chronicle, 2019)
• Admin 101: How to Interpret a Job Candidate’s Cover Letter (Chronicle, 2021)