How to Write a Letter of Interest

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Research the company or organization you're interested in.. Examine the company's social media accounts.. Check the company's current or past job listings.

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1

Research the company or organization you're interested in.

Step 1

Research the company or organization you're interested in.

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Examine the company's social media accounts.

Step 2

Examine the company's social media accounts.

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Check the company's current or past job listings.

Step 3

Check the company's current or past job listings.

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Look at the recent press releases and news updates.

Step 4

Look at the recent press releases and news updates.

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Check out what past or current employees have to say.

Step 5

Check out what past or current employees have to say.

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Highlight your most important skills on your resume.

Step 6

Highlight your most important skills on your resume.

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Consider the jobs and experience that gave you those skills.

Step 7

Consider the jobs and experience that gave you those skills.

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Connect the skills you choose to the company.

Step 8

Connect the skills you choose to the company.

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Begin with the heading.

Step 9

Begin with the heading.

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Address the letter to a specific person if possible.

Step 10

Address the letter to a specific person if possible.

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Introduce yourself and your purpose in the first paragraph.

Step 11

Introduce yourself and your purpose in the first paragraph.

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Lay out your skills in the second paragraph.

Step 12

Lay out your skills in the second paragraph.

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Emphasize your flexibility as an employee.

Step 13

Emphasize your flexibility as an employee.

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Finish with a reminder of why you're writing and what's next.

Step 14

Finish with a reminder of why you're writing and what's next.

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Use a professional closing and sign the letter.

Step 15

Use a professional closing and sign the letter.

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Gain a promotion at work with a letter of interest.

Step 16

Gain a promotion at work with a letter of interest.

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Send a letter of interest when you're placed on a college waitlist.

Step 17

Send a letter of interest when you're placed on a college waitlist.

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Treat letters of interest for funding like mini-grants.

Step 18

Treat letters of interest for funding like mini-grants.

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Write a letter of interest to sway a seller to let you buy a property.

Step 19

Write a letter of interest to sway a seller to let you buy a property.

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