Required intormation

Document Makeover #$8$: COVER LETTER

COVER LETTER

Relevant Concepts

Persuasive messages

Employment messages

Sentence structure

Verb tense

Punctuation

Number usage

Professional tone

Understanding your audience

The following cover letter outlines how the writing fits the criteria from the job posting and asks for an interview. This message does not employ an audience centered, professional tone. Additionally, the message contains several verb errors $($tense and passive voice$),$ number usage errors, grammatical errors, spelling errors, sentence errors $($run$-$on$,$ comma splices, etc.$),$ and style errors.

October $5,2011$

Kinder Morgan

Jerusalem Station

Littleton, NC $27850$

Dear Sir or Madam:

Re: Line Patroller Position

I hope you please consider accepting this letter an application for the line patroller position posted on the Kinder Morgan web site. The listing states that the line patroller's primary purpose is to "perform and coordinate work group activities including patrolling, locating, and inspecting construction and inspecting excavation of company gas$/$liquids pipelines, appurtenances, compressor stations, process plants, and other related facilities." I would like to elaborate on several qualities I possess in the areas of effective decision$-$making skills, ability to deal with pressure, planning$/$organizing$/$following$-$up skills, and teamwork skills that make me the perfect candidate for the Line Patroller