Cover letter help?

Question

i was on a website that ask for Qualifications/letter of interest...and it's for a clothing store called American Apparel and my mind is blank and i dont understand what it is asking...are they asing for a cover letter? if so how do i go about writing a cover letter for this job when its an online application and it doesnt have information on the person im writing to

Answer 1

Krissy, I checked out their web page, and I don't think they're asking for a cover letter in the space you mentioned.

On the application page, there is a box under "qualifications" that asks for "Letter of Interest (2000 character limit)."

This is what you're talking about, right?

If you notice, just under that box there is a section titled, "Resume" and a notation saying, "Please upload your resume as a Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF document."

If it were me, I would include my cover letter with my resume. (And these will probably be your most important documents - the ones you really want to "polish" and make sure you're using correct grammar, etc.)

I THINK that in the box labelled "Qualifications/Letter of interest" they're just asking in general what you're interested in doing, and what makes you think you're capable of doing it for them.

If it were me, I would probably type in something like, "I am very interested in working in your store in Pleasantville, USA as a floor sales person. I have floor sales experience at J.C. Penny and Norstroms, and can provide references to demonstrate that I am an enthusiastic employee. Please see my attached resume for full details."

Since 2,000 characters isn't really a lot of words, I am guessing they're using this little introduction to "sort" you, so to speak. Just make sure you are clear and articulate, and spell everything correctly.

If you want to get information directly from American Apparel in regard to the application, you might try a few of the phone numbers on their contact page, and see if someone can help you get more information:

http://www.americanapparel.net/contact/

Good luck landing the job!