2024-2025 Purdue University Career Planning Handbook

Sally Sports 155 Young Hall Road, Apt 231 West Lafayette, In 47907 (765) 555 – 4321

Your name, email address, and phone number should be listed first, followed by the current date, and the name, title, organization, and address of the person being addressed. Use the Human Resources department if you do not have a specific person to contact.

January 15, 2025

Internship Coordinator C/O The Sports Teams 7001 W. 56 th St Las Vegas, NV 46254

Avoid misgendering by dropping prefixes and using full names. Note: The prefix “Dr.” is an exception to this suggestion, as it is genderless.

Dear Alex Appleseed:

The energy of the fans, the love of the stats, and the dedication to understanding the sports industry contributes to my interest in the summer Fan Development internship with The Sports Team working with Colts fan of all ages. I am fond of and align with your company’s mission and came across this position on your website. My pursuit of an Applied Statistics degree in addition to values of dedication, innovation and optimism align with your mission to improve the experience of the fans and continue its tradition of being one of the best football franchises in the country. Working for Purdue Athletics Communications, since my arrival at Purdue, has given me insight to the athletic operations at a Big Ten University. I have developed the ability to make informed decisions quickly and adapt to a continually changing environment. More specifically, I worked as the main contact for men’s tennis in the 2024 2025 season for all home matches. With no previous knowledge of the sport, I successfully fulfilled the communication expectations . Weekly, I updated social media sites, researched statistics, edited programs, and contacted opposing sports information directors to distribute and obtain relevant updates and highlights. Recently, I became Co-Founder and Vice President of the Sports Analytics organization at Purdue and holding gives me a platform to share my position for the integration of athletics and statistics to a broader audience. Through the organization, I lead the effort to collaborate with Purdue Athletics’ Sports upcoming years. Moreover, I collaborate with driven people who also have a passion to learn statistics as it relates to athletics. Additionally, my interactions with fans and families of various ages as a Gameday Experience Host within Purdue Athletics allow me to use my interpersonal and improvisational skills. In both roles, I engage with a diverse team of people of varying perspectives, backgrounds, and experience level in the field, as are the fans. Again, I am available for a full-time, summer internship that runs from May to August and can be contacted at sallysports@purdue.edu or (765) 555 – 4321. Thank you for taking the time to consider my application and I am looking forward to your response.

Here you want to provide a couple key points: • Introduce yourself • Name the position and how you found it • Explain your enthusiasm for the company • R easons why you are qualified

Use this space to explain interest in the employer and highlight examples of why you’d be a great candidate. Consider using the STAR method to effectively explain your example.

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By utilizing specific examples you can illustrate your skills to the employer without simply repeating skill statements from your resume.

Match skills described in the job listing with the ones you choose to highlight in the cover letter.

In this last paragraph, keep in mind to: • R eiterate your qualifications . • Ask for an interview. • Thank them for their time and consideration. • You can provide your email and phone number as well.

Sincerely,

Be sure to leave three spaces between salutation and your name. Although it is not necessary, you can add your scanned signature in this space.

Sally Sports

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