Types of statements to prepare
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Diversity statement
Types of cover letters to prepare
- Research cover letter
- Teaching cover letter
- Government cover letter
- Fed cover letter
- Private sector cover letter
Tips:
- You cannot personalize every cover letter, so focus on personalizing cover letters for your top institutions. For the others, you can make slight tweaks such as simply changing the institution name.
- You can create a program to insert institution names for you! For example: here is a program that helps automate the creation of application packets. This may be optimal if you plan on applying to more than 100 institutions.
- For each type of cover letter, begin by discussing the aspect that is most important for that institution first. For example: begin discussing your teaching experience for your teaching cover letter. Sometimes, all it takes to customize one cover letter to another is a quick shift in paragraphs.
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