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What is the purpose of a Cover Letter?

Tell more about yourself

Highlight experiences, skills & knowledge

Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively

Demonstrate enthusiasm for position & company

Quick Formatting Tips

One Page: your cover letter should be no longer than one page… shorter is better here

Include: Contact Information, Date, Hiring Manager Name, Company Address and Subject Line

Style: left-align your text for readability and use single or 1.15 line spacing between paragraphs

Be Concise: each paragraph should be brief; no more than 5-6 sentences long

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The Labor Market Insights tool from St. John's University Career Services provides real-time data to help you explore career opportunities and make informed decisions. Whether you're searching for an internship, preparing for graduation, or exploring career options, you can discover in-demand occupations, top employers, salary trends, required skills, projected job growth, and opportunities based on your interests and location.

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Occupation Description
Employment Trends
Top Employers
Education Levels
Annual Earnings
Technical Skills
Core Competencies
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Occupation Description

Employment Trends

The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.

Top Employers

These companies are currently hiring for .

Education Levels

The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.

Annual Earnings

Earnings figures are based on OES data from the BLS and include base rate, cost of living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay, incentive pay (including commissions and bonuses), on-call pay, and tips.

Technical Skills

A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.

Core Competencies

The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.

Job Titles

A list of job titles for all unique postings in a given career, sorted by frequency.

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Writing Your Cover Letter

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Cover Letter Template – Interest & Passion

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Cover Letter Template – Experience & Skills

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