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I love I am trying to write this cover letter for a next level job please help me I am still a student. What could I add to make it very edgy and artsy because I want to explain that I mixed sciences and communication for Marketing. And that I wanted to support women in the beauty industry

yo i never got an email about your message and i’m on mobile about 99% of the time so uhh SORRY about the extreme delay to my answering this. It’s probably much too late now lmao but I will still give it a shot with the disclaimer that I am not really the person to ask about this because I’ve worked in STEM and health sciences. Those areas don’t tend to like application materials to look very Edgy nor Artsy lmao

But I want to distill this down to the actual question which is: How do I, as a student with limited work experience, show 1) how my degree prepared me for this job; and 2) what my values/goals are?

The answer is similarly distillable: Choose your stories carefully. 

A cover letter is just a series of very short stories about who you are, what you have done, and why you want to work at a place. So read the job description, and pick the stories where you think “Oh yeah, I’ve done that!” when you read the duties.

Think about stories from your life that can illustrate your passion for the beauty industry: what have you done in your extra-curriculars or even personal activities (e.g. running a blog with X number of followers) that can show how you applied what you learned towards your passions? Talk about projects you did in school or work that display how you mixed sciences and communication/marketing.

Some of this can be done in your introductory paragraph. I’ve altered the Cover Letter Of Destiny to illustrate:

I’m delighted to submit an application for the [Job you’re applying to] position at [Company].  After reading the job description I’m certain my background in both [whichever branch of science is most applicable/you did the most of] and [Communications/whatever it’s called on your transcript] will help me excel in this position. I’m particularly attracted to [the job, the company, whichever is truest] because I believe it will utilize the skills I have gained throughout my [education/extracurriculars, wherever your stories are gonna come from] and allow my to pursue my passion of [’supporting women in the beauty industry” -- a statement you should try to strengthen with specifics like What do you mean “support” and How do you like to do that?].

Then in the next few paragraphs is where you tell the stories I mentioned before. An example from my life would be “During my time at ____ School of Pharmacy, I volunteered monthly for ___, an organization which helps men recovering from addiction monitor and take control over their health. I took blood pressure and blood glucose readings, and took turns giving short presentations about different wellness topics. It helped me pursue my passion for health equity and helping underserved populations while fine-tuning my clinical skills.”

So that sounds amazing, right? Realistically it was kinda cool but mostly was just me pumping up a BP cuff approximately 40 times in an hour. You have permission to zuszh up your stories in the same way. Tell them the way your mom or grandma or whoever’s your biggest fan would to their book club. 

Then, have someone else read it. Ideally, have someone else who works in the industry you’re trying to get into, or a closely related one, look at all of your application materials and give feedback. In this day and age it’s impossible to get in contact with hiring managers, especially for entry level jobs. But through school groups and professional organizations you can be connected with folks interested in mentoring people like you! So be brave and go for it. Best of luck to you!  I hope this giant essay helped you! or at least someone lmao. 

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