Last Thursday I attended a seminar in which we learned about the basics behind what makes a good cover letter. This seminar turned out to be very useful as the next day I had an internship application to submit. Most of the information I have heard from previous lectures from career services, but it was great to have a smaller group in order to answer specific questions. One interesting aspect of the seminar was seeing how people from different schools and different interests would have to change what they present. For example, im in ILR looking for an internship in the sports management industry and all i really have to put down (besides the obvious stuff like name, e-mail, etc.) are relevant courses, clubs, skills, and previous experiences working. Some of the science/medical students were asking questions regarding lab procedures, publications, and a bunch of other intricacies that i had never heard of. They not only have to worry about that, but also the previous information that i said earlier. Cover letters are tough because you have to tailor your information to the employer as well as what the job description entails. I thought the online dating analogy was good because there are many parallels between that and applying for a job. Overall this seminar was very helpful and i look forward to attending more events like this in the future.