A cover letter is a part of a job application. Make sure yours is contributing to your success. What to do, what not do....this is what I talk about here. For a #PhD or #postdoc position; things are somewhat different for a faculty position. #academia #gradschool

0:00 Intro: and now you need to write a cover letter...
0:26 The subject line and addressing the person
1:16 Length; tailor your letter to the position! who you are, how you fit the position
5:33 How to finish and how not to finish the letter!
6:48 Attachments
8:50 What comes next; tschüss!


Matthias Rillig, professor of ecology at Freie Universität Berlin, chats about life in academia.

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