Writing a Cover Letter for an Internship

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Writing a Cover Letter for an Internship // Learn how to structure your cover letter (especially as a student with little to no experience yet).
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@TheInternHustle 4 жыл бұрын

🚩 Thanks so much for watching! Grab your free copy of my Resume Readiness Checklist @ www.theinternhustle.com/resume Looking for more advice as you craft your cover letters? Grab a copy of my Cover Letters That Convert e-guide @ www.theinternhustle.com/coverletter

@vanhoumin 3 жыл бұрын

Just checking in to say that I got the internship. Thank you and God bless!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Yesss - congrats! Love it and thanks for looping back to let me know! 😊

@erickjimenez4601 3 жыл бұрын

Got the internship. Thank you!!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Yesss!!! Way to go!

@lalitkumar2005 2 жыл бұрын

Where you find internship ?

@sarthakrahangdale667 2 жыл бұрын

This is literally so much better than any other cover letter video - sincerely, a college student in his final year of study

@TheInternHustle 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you found it helpful!

@saidycebreros8150 2 жыл бұрын

This is incredibly helpful! Clear explanations and up-to-date advice. Thank you! 🙏🏻

@PrincessSakuno 3 жыл бұрын

WOw thank you so much! You make writing cover letters make sense! This is the first time I've felt that writing a cover letter actually has value! Thank you so much for teaching us and explaining it so well!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

I love comments like this! SO GLAD you found the video helpful 😊

@dilangezazizmamadova4270 4 жыл бұрын

Well, on the way of starting my cover letter. Great video! Thank you for structurally dividing it and clear explanations of each paragraph.

@TheInternHustle 4 жыл бұрын

That's great - glad to hear you're getting started! Thanks for the positive feedback 😊

@haileyjooheelee2038 3 жыл бұрын

oh my god this was the best advice for cover letter ever! this is so structuralized and you are delivering the points really clearly. will come back with good news with your powerful tips!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for your follow up with good news! Glad my video helped!

@haydeenegron4858 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge of cover letters. It helped me a lot.

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome -- Glad it was helpful! ❤️

@yahairagonzalez995 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tips! they helped me a lot!

@mathieugokas3161 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this awesome guidance, I always had a struggle with getting my cover letters to be unique !

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

You bet! Glad this video helped!

@leucoteaandriolo6871 4 жыл бұрын

I love how you structured the video, very helpful thank you!!

@TheInternHustle 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for the positive feedback!

@maegenfaye 3 жыл бұрын

This is so helpful as a writing major who is having to apply to several internships with cover letters right now! Thank you for this.

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! Good luck with your internship applications and cover letters!

@nyancoti 2 жыл бұрын

That's a great video Jenna, that's really helpful, keep it up 💖

@dylan2052 2 жыл бұрын

You're awesome. Fun to listen to and very insightful tips. Thank you.

@RaChElLoKa10 3 жыл бұрын

I loved your video. I think I spent an hour watching it because I was taking notes of EVERYTHING you said, lol. Thank you so much!!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVE hearing that. Way to go with the notes! 👊

@abdulla3556 4 жыл бұрын

Extremely useful video and information which was mention there! Thanks for sharing and good luck in the future growing

@TheInternHustle 4 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful, and thanks for taking the time to comment! Let me know if there are other topics that you would like to see me cover in the future.

@Moon-cm9vx 2 жыл бұрын

I'm writing this comment before I will write my cover letter for my internship this semester. Thank you for your advice!

@TheInternHustle 2 жыл бұрын

You've got this! 👊

@joelsbaseball 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I've been submitting a cover letter that is far form the format you suggested in this video and I have improved it dramatically without spending too much time on it.

@TheInternHustle 2 жыл бұрын

Love that you put these tips right into action!

@nicks8677 3 жыл бұрын

Going through step by step was incredibly helpful. Thank you! :)

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! 😊

@narabau 3 жыл бұрын

Everything was super easy to understand, thank you!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for the feedback 😊

@iankemboi1794 Жыл бұрын

This is so insightful, Thank you so much. It's my first cover letter and I am really very hopeful with the outcome.

@qwesibhad Жыл бұрын

❤

@amitkumargangwar8818 3 жыл бұрын

Great content, clear and crips with amazing examples.

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you! 😊Thanks for watching.

@wajdee6176 3 жыл бұрын

A great video! thanks a lot! the order you suggest makes writing the cover letter so much easier.

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it! Thanks for watching 😊

@brunocaramel5824 3 жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEO! Very informative, cohesive, and practical, thanks for sharing the knowledge (:

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful! 😊

@nickw22689 3 жыл бұрын

You are a pleasure to listen to! Thanks so much for all of this useful info. I liked how you made note of outdated conventions. I was stressing out over what address I was going to put on my cover letter, the company I'm applying to is headquartered in Germany and has labs all over the US. Glad I can forget about that now! 😂

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching 😊

@definitelynotdepressed5578 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. That was pretty helpful. Thank you!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! I just released a new cover letter resource today that you may be interested in. You can learn more about it here: www.theinternhustle.com/coverletter

@KhaliPeeliBheja 3 жыл бұрын

That's pretty good. The best part was your explanations with examples.

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching 😊

@alvinkidii3096 3 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna do my internship and I'm hopeful this works out, thank you

@nadiachammassene7627 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a brasilian trying to get an international internship and this video helped me a LOT!!! Really!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing us your tips and teach so well all the "step by step" about cover letters!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear it. Thanks for watching 😊

@emilycarter8922 2 жыл бұрын

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@shashankc548 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Ma'am !! Really helpful !!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching 😊

@sweetyouths6916 4 жыл бұрын

This was very helpful! Thank you!

@TheInternHustle 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! 😊

@Mjixa 2 жыл бұрын

So simple yet very powerful

@hahaeggplanet12 3 жыл бұрын

this taught me a lot... thanks so much

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! Thanks for watching 😊

@goigoi1015 3 жыл бұрын

This video is literally perfect.

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@dsulymans 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. This is so helpful

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 😊

@stacyj4858 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so Much!

@thaisecairess 3 жыл бұрын

Our success is always in the researches we do not do! lol Great tips. Tks!

@mjoninha 3 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE AWESOME!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the love, and thanks for watching! ❤️

@joymbale6956 Жыл бұрын

I was just preparing my applications to apply for a position, and i learned from your video how i should write cover letters and even realised my mistakes on my previous cover letters. English is my second language, but i understood you very well , You gave examples, you were not too fast ... Thanks so much. Watching from png.🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬🇵🇬

@TheInternHustle Жыл бұрын

So glad the video helped! Thanks for the great feedback. :)

@connorbannochie9014 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video thanks for the guidance!

@TheInternHustle 2 жыл бұрын

You bet!

@rohanjadhav4255 4 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for this video.....

@TheInternHustle 4 жыл бұрын

You bet! Glad you found it helpful.

@kroltroll2000 4 жыл бұрын

Pozdrawiam grupę z angielskiego, trzymajcie się tam na kwarantannie :))))

@ege2026 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I've applied for a front-end developer internship program in an innovative digital media company and this video helped me a lot! The examples and little creative solutions for problems that many candidates with no experience would face were really helpful. Thank you again!

@sonercan4417 2 жыл бұрын

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@ege2026 2 жыл бұрын

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@sonercan4417 2 жыл бұрын

@ege hadi ya, ben de yeni basladım bu serüvene de, bide ben erasmus kapsamında başvuruyorum ve çok az süre kaldı kabul mektubunu üniversiteye iletmek için.sen de 5 aydır aramakta olduguna gore cidden zormus ve bu sürecin bu kadar uzun olacağını tahmin etmemiştim. tavsiyelerin var mıdır?

@vaneesrikaultyagi3198 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

You bet! 👊

@mohamedminiaoui8805 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

@xuehanyang3952 2 жыл бұрын

Nice Video! It helps a lot!

@TheInternHustle 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@baneledludlu7983 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot God bless you

@subhi_sadiyev 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@jannisdayanachiliquingatos4944 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge of cover letters. Could you make a video of cover letters for a mentoring, for the position of mentee, please? Greetings from Ecuador

@lillymccane6652 3 жыл бұрын

Great video-! Although I am confused about the location of "the date", as you said to insert it in the top right corner of your cover letter, but your visual example had it in the left.

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful! I say top left at 2:31. Overall, where you place the date doesn't have an impact on your cover letter. Focus on the content and showing how you can add value to this company.

@munatsi4191 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot❤

@TheInternHustle 2 жыл бұрын

You bet! Thanks for watching 😊

@arun.573 3 жыл бұрын

Good content! And beautiful eyes too!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad you found the video helpful!

@qp6325 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all of these advice! One question though: as for the research done on the company, should I refer directly to my analytical skills by openly stating that I could potentially improve the conversion rate of the company's blog articles/social media posts in my cover letter? Thanks so much, keep on doing such amazing videos.

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

If you have experience improving conversion rates and that is relevant to what the company is looking for in this role, then yes that's great to include in a cover letter. Quantify with specific examples where you can!

@RE-xv9fp 2 жыл бұрын

I followed these tips (plus tips from other sites) and ended up with a good cover letter, infact in one of my job interviews one of the interviewers did praise me on my letter because he felt I had written it just for them and it was not generic. I am newly graduated and the job was for a position as an environmental inspector. Alas, I did not get the job. They went with "someone more experienced" is what they told me when they turned me down some days later. But it turned out to be a lie! I checked a few months later, they had hired a young man, who had also graduated same year as me. I should have not looked, made me feel so dumb and the way they lied made me lose respect for them. Well, atleast I have a great cover letter!

@GreyGrievous Жыл бұрын

Do not lose hope! There's always other companies or jobs looking for someone like you!

@avex0118 Жыл бұрын

Can you share your cover letter with us i really need some inspiration

@gilbertojosesanchezp9529 4 жыл бұрын

you are great

@TheInternHustle 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words!

@nicoleweigelt3938 2 жыл бұрын

Bad part is we have to customize and personalize it to each company we apply to, and I am planning to aplly to like 50 positions. WHO HAS TIME FOR THAT :'(

@anandsinghkj Жыл бұрын

Nice

@DimesCS Жыл бұрын

For creating the second paragraph, would you suggest talking about how I got the experience regarding their requirements specifically or would you just suggest saying that you meet a certain requirement because of your part-time position working {example}. thanks this would help clear things up!

@lilsonRose 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, I am thankful for the video :) However, Im struggling with the 2nd paragraph and more accurately 'research'. Im not sure what do you mean by referencing articles? What they should be concerned with? Im applying to oil and gas companies :)

@SB-qt8qj Жыл бұрын

Hi, I enjoyed this video, how would you go about researching about a company? Like what questions specifically would search

@TheInternHustle Жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful! I have company research worksheet within my Cover Letters That Convert guide that covers specific questions. You can purchase that here: www.theinternhustle.com/coverletter and I also cover how to research a company in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r5eJeq-ompORgqM.html

@tanishkaur9857 2 жыл бұрын

Can u share a sample cover letter, which u have written for any company

@cvbattum 3 жыл бұрын

I'm on the fence of writing my cover letter directly inside the email, so not as an attachment. That's because I'm doing kind of an open application (they don't list internships but have lots of open positions) for a quite modern/progressive company. Is this a terrible idea? I feel like people tend to be more drawn to a well-formatted mail than to open an extra attachment...

@patrickdapaah Жыл бұрын

Hello there. How many words on average should an ideal cover letter be?

@riseshine8820 3 жыл бұрын

Hey pretty hope u r doing well I really appreciate your informative videos u doing great M really interested to apply for CERN summer internship ,nd doing bachelors in physics ,m so worried how to write a gud cover letter for this internship,Can u plz help me to write my CL for this internship.waiting for ur reply

@manchonicholaslaw7685 3 жыл бұрын

you're damn gorgeous. your advice also filled me with confidence. i would like to use a person as reference but she doesn't work in the company. she knows the owner of the company professionally. how should i start the cover letter.

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

The mutual connection doesn't have to be an employee at the company, just mention the person's full name and provide context on how you know them (i.e. a family friend, someone you met at a career fair, etc.). Make sure the person you are mentioning is ok with you making the connection in your cover letter.

@monthershanan8977 3 жыл бұрын

i work as intern at big company for almost tow years ...in a customer experience field also as contact center do you think that is good start for making them know that i want to move forward to sales field at your sales trainee ship ?

@edwinma6236 6 ай бұрын

Which font is appropriate?

@akashjogi4106 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, very helpful, I do have a question though, would it be a good idea to include a failed entrepreneurship experience on the cover letter and resume?

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video! You want to include what is most relevant to the company you are applying to. If there is a relevant story from your experience in entrepreneurship or you want to explain a gap in other employment on your resume because of the time you spent on the entrepreneurial endeavor, then it could make sense to include it.

@franxis_tvr Жыл бұрын

Is it appropriate to reference a previous intern in the same company in my cover letter?

@lifeofdd7909 2 жыл бұрын

What if I am not in school at the moment but I have actual on the job experience from a radio station? Any tips? I applied to Disney and they turned me now :(

@krystoferkrejci 2 жыл бұрын

Please don't hit enter couple times after date. There is a better way. Great video :D

@kuochariya7105 4 жыл бұрын

What is the dot space should i put?

@TheInternHustle 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure if I understand your question. If you are referring to the space-holder dots I have on the sample cover letter around the 3:34 minute mark of the video, that is what the rest of the video is all about. I walk you through how to draft up the content to fill in those space-holders, using your own experience, etc.

@astyutechick7980 2 жыл бұрын

Is it ever okay to just write the cover letter in the body of the email instead of attaching as a pdf? It feels kinda weird to just send them a blank email with a bunch of documents, because anything you wanna write in the email body will probably be in the cover letter as well no?

@coolyokia34 Жыл бұрын

should it be single spaced?

@psds7822 3 жыл бұрын

Hi from Japan. I am trying to apply for an apprenticeship in Ireland. So when I write my cover letter to an apprenticeship, should the tips of writing be same as the ways you mentioned on this video?

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Yep - Should work for an apprenticeship as well! Remember to express how you can be of value to them.

@apechdeng1969 3 жыл бұрын

do you put the date for when you wrote the cover letter or the date for when you applied for the job?

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

I would put the date you submit everything.

@nidhisingh3760 3 жыл бұрын

If my major is the actual concern of the company then also should I mention my schooling?

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! You want to include what is most relevant to the company. As I mention starting around 4:12 in the video...if your major is relevant then include it in the first paragraph.

@nidhisingh3760 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheInternHustle Thank you!😊

@StayingMotivate 3 жыл бұрын

I have a question A company providing internships in both HR and market analyst. And I'm currently doing an HR internship in another company and I want to apply for a market analyst in this company should I mention about HR internship in my cover letter and my resume? Also, I'm fresher in college

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Pull the most relevant experience from your HR internship that would apply to what the company is looking for in a Market Analyst. Definitely OK to reference your previous internship experience, just keep it relevant to what the company is looking for to help yourself stand out.

@devkr972 2 жыл бұрын

From which country you are making this video

@valentinatapascoigua304 4 жыл бұрын

what if I shadowed someone? would I be able to put that in my cover letter?

@TheInternHustle 4 жыл бұрын

If it’s relevant to the position you are applying to, for sure! Just be sure to be specific about the experience you had and tie it back to what the company is looking for using keywords from the job description.

@valentinatapascoigua304 4 жыл бұрын

The Intern Hustle understood :) thank you!

@RE-xv9fp 3 жыл бұрын

I am trying to work up both the courage and the preciseness, regarding asking for internship at my fav company (still a masters student). This video is really helpful! I already have a pretty good cover letter, but in this case I want tp reach out to a specific person in the company via email. I just hope I will be able to express myself in a way that will capture them. I'm actually very scared to mess it up:(. I have no real work experience but I have worked on many projects (environmental engeneering) during my bachelor and masters. I wonder whats the smoothes ways to connect to these projects in a cover letter or personal email? Thank you for your great videos!

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful! In this case, do your research on this specific person and figure out what their potential pain points may be and how you can add value to them/make their life easier. Paint the picture for them with examples from successful projects you've worked on. I have a resource coming out soon that goes deeper on all of this. Make sure you're subscribed to my email newsletter so that you get notified when I release it ➡️ theinternhustle.com/interninspo

@ntokozomonoko 3 жыл бұрын

No, I do not have the experience, what if they didn't give a job description. Just the email only.

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

When there isn't a job description do your best to research the company and speak to their company mission and values. Show them how you are aligned to those values and express a genuine interest in not only the role, but the company.

@ntokozomonoko 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you that was quite helpful

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

@@ntokozomonoko Awesome - glad to hear it!

@josephmwanza6033 4 жыл бұрын

You are great and so in a cover letter your address is not necessary ??

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

I don't bother with full address anymore as most people are going to contact you by phone or email. If you want to add something, your general location (like city and state) should do the trick.

@josephmwanza6033 3 жыл бұрын

I mean in a cover letter there is no problem if you dint put the address were its going?

@TheInternHustle 3 жыл бұрын

If you’re sending over email, I wouldn’t bother putting the company’s address. It’s an older practice that is no longer necessary.

@josephmwanza6033 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheInternHustle alright thanks i got it

@josephmwanza6033 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheInternHustle and what of the cv writing do you have any video??

@tracym8161 3 жыл бұрын

Why do you beat around the bush🤷

@muhammadadrees2605 2 жыл бұрын

You have said examples of cover letters are available on your website but when reaching there you put it money on it. It's bull shet and I can't believe it.

@TheInternHustle 2 жыл бұрын

No one is forcing you to buy it. I’m running a business and I have products and services for purchase. I put out a ton of free content for this community every week, but you are welcome to consume elsewhere if you don’t value it.