Do not use a generic cover letter. If sending a copy to hiring department manager, refer to this action in a letter to personnel or human resource officer. Use front side only. Include telephone numbers in return address. Sign your name legibly and large enough to be easily read.
Black ink is preferred .
Keep copies of all correspondence. Follow-up by telephone on resumes sent within a week to ten days. When faxing a resume and cover letter, call to see if person received. An original copy may also be mailed with a reference to the fax. Name of person and institution three spaces below the date and flush with left margin .