cover-letter

What makes a good cover letter?

I'm going to begin applying for internships over Christmas break and a number of places require a cover letter. So, I was wondering, what ought to go into a cover letter, or rather what do you think makes a good cover letter? ...

Applying for an internship while not meeting all the requirements?

I'd like to apply for an internship this summer but one of the requirements is working on obtaining a computer science degree, I'm currently getting a telecommunications degree. When I talked to someone from the company at our schools career fair they said not being a cs major was not a problem. How do I address the fact that I'm not a c...

Entry level SE job search - Cover letter necessary?

I'm currently looking for an entry level software engineer job, and I've found that the career page for a lot of companies gives you the option of submitting a cover letter along with your resume. However, the hiring manager's name is nearly always missing, so I don't have a specific person to write to (and thus I guess I'm supposed to u...