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Cover Letter Style | PRINT & ELECTRONIC | Write | Format & Review

Many employers require you to apply on-line before an interview is actually scheduled. Just as you would prepare an electronic version of your resume for an online application, you may need to prepare an electronic version of your cover letter.

Paper Cover Letters A cover letter which is either laser printed or typeset on paper to create hardcopies is the traditional form of a paper cover letter.

Plain Text Cover Letter Plain text cover letters are written in a format that can be emailed or posted to internet databases. Plain text cover letters must be written using American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII). Plain text cover letters contain no special formatting codes, so every computer can understand it.

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