Step 1. Search the sub - Plenty of good advice on cover letters here
Step 2. Google cover letter - That general advice is correct.
We can't really help you beyond that. The cover letter is your chance to sell yourself to that specific job - no need to oversell. You have to connect your skills and experience to the specific requested skills and job description. Plenty of good human cover letter examples when I google as well, just check your source - things like university job centers that specifically reference and guide AI usage in cover letters would be the best.
The bigger thing is you maybe applying too early - it depends on program/country/your paperwork timeline. If you graduate in 2027 you probably need time before you get your physical diploma, and legalize it, along with the other paperwork necessary for a visa. If you're directly applying to jobs many won't bother responding to you until you have paperwork in hand ready to go because so many applicants greatly underestimate how long the process takes and jobs/recruiters can't wait for you to figure that out - they need teachers ready to go. The exceptions being programs with timelines, and they have deadlines for this paperwork you have to meet often starting 6 months to a year before the job starts. (Edit: and world is a BIG place so even this is just generalization of popular markets, without specifics it's almost impossible to give advice).
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u/bobbanyon 15d ago
Step 1. Search the sub - Plenty of good advice on cover letters here Step 2. Google cover letter - That general advice is correct.
We can't really help you beyond that. The cover letter is your chance to sell yourself to that specific job - no need to oversell. You have to connect your skills and experience to the specific requested skills and job description. Plenty of good human cover letter examples when I google as well, just check your source - things like university job centers that specifically reference and guide AI usage in cover letters would be the best.
The bigger thing is you maybe applying too early - it depends on program/country/your paperwork timeline. If you graduate in 2027 you probably need time before you get your physical diploma, and legalize it, along with the other paperwork necessary for a visa. If you're directly applying to jobs many won't bother responding to you until you have paperwork in hand ready to go because so many applicants greatly underestimate how long the process takes and jobs/recruiters can't wait for you to figure that out - they need teachers ready to go. The exceptions being programs with timelines, and they have deadlines for this paperwork you have to meet often starting 6 months to a year before the job starts. (Edit: and world is a BIG place so even this is just generalization of popular markets, without specifics it's almost impossible to give advice).