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Career Services in Coda! [Katie Rivard]
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    • Career Services by Designlab
      • Career Services Orientation
        • Lesson: Getting The Most Out of Career Services
        • How-to guide: Building a Job Search Strategy
        • Questionnaire: Career Services Check-In
        • Lesson: Understanding the Grind
        • Lesson: Exploring Various Roles in Design
        • Lesson: Exploring Different Workplaces for Designers
        • Lesson: Exploring Design Across Industries
        • Lesson: Common Skills & Competencies
        • Project: Career Goals and Ambitions
        • Lesson: Setting Daily and Weekly Goals
        • How-to Guide: Job Tracking with Huntr
        • Project: Saving and Applying to Jobs with Huntr
      • Resume & Cover Letters
        • Lesson: UX Design Resumes
        • Lesson: Cover Letter
        • Lesson: How to Answer Questions on Applications
        • Lesson: Requirements in an Application
        • Project: Create Your Resume
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          Project: Create Your Cover Letter
      • Job Finding Strategies
        • Project: Research Jobs & Companies in Your Area
        • Project: Freelance Project
      • Enhancing Your Skills
        • Lesson: How to Stay Relevant and Ready
        • Lesson: Animation & Interactive Prototyping
        • Lesson: Front-End Development Skills
        • Lesson: Finding More Projects
      • Portfolio Improvements
        • Lesson: Creating a Company or Job Specific Portfolio Page
      • Interview Preparation
        • Lesson: Interview Questions
        • Lesson: What to Ask in an Interview
        • Lesson: How to Conduct Yourself in an Interview
        • Lesson: How to Present Your Work Like a Pro
        • Project: Interview Questions
        • Project: Mock Interview
      • Job Offers & Negotiations
        • Lesson: How to Review an Offer
        • Lesson: Salary Expectations
        • Salary Negotiation
        • Lesson: How to Deal With Rejection
        • Project: Salaries and Benefits Research
      • Networking & Social Media
        • Getting a Job Through Current Connections
        • Lesson: Gather Your References
        • Lesson: Attending an In-Person Networking Event
        • Lesson: Which Social Networks to Use and How
        • Lesson: Social Media Tips & Tricks
        • Lesson: Discover the Design Community
        • Project: Identifying Potential Connections
        • Project: Design Your Business Cards
        • Project: Research Events to Attend
        • Project: Polish Up Your Social Media
      • Storytelling & Presentations
        • Lesson: How to Present Your Work Like a Pro
      • Preparing for Your First Day
        • Lesson: Working Remotely as a Designer
        • Lesson: Freelancing as a Designer
        • Lesson: Should Designers Code?
        • Lesson: Your First Year in a New Design Role
      • Cross-Functional Teamwork
        • Lesson: Working Within a Team
        • Lesson: Working With a Developer
      • Whiteboard & Take-Home Challenges
        • Lesson: Design Challenges
        • Lesson: Whiteboard Challenges
        • Project: Take-Home Design Challenge
        • Project: Whiteboard Challenge
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Project: Create Your Cover Letter
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Project: Create Your Cover Letter

2 hours to complete
Cover letters are a crucial opportunity to make an impression with hiring managers.
While you'll want to tailor the letter for each company and role you apply for, it’s helpful to have a draft that you can use as a starting point. In this project, let’s get that written!
Using the tips you’ve picked up from the previous lessons in this unit, put together a letter that addresses the following points:
Why you're a good fit for the job (obviously, assume it’s going to be a junior UX design role)
What you’ve learned from your design education and previous work experience
How you'd apply your skills to the position
Evidence of your impact in previous positions, including specific results if possible
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Deliverable:

Your Cover Letter

Create a new Google Doc. Draft a cover letter tailored to one of the companies on your job target list. Share it with your Career Coach for review and feedback.
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→ To submit, please follow this link to Designlab’s platform
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