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Not sure which cover letter are you talking about. I have done 5 internships so far:IIT Kanpur internship - I mailed the professor and got through. Cover letter is attached below.TU Braunschweig internship - This was via our college placement cell and so, no cover letter was involved.Rubrik Software Engineering internship - Cover letter is attached below.Trexquant internship - Cover letter is attached below.Stealth mode startup internship - I got through via a friend’s referral and so, no cover letter was involved.IIT Kanpur internship cover letter:Respected professor,I am Aman Goel, a sophomore at the Department of ComputerScience and Engineering, IIT Bombay. I currently have a CPI of X/10. I originally belong to Kanpur.I would like to work in a research project under you in the coming winters. I have gone through your homepage and would love to explore more about Statistical Computing.I have a decent background in programming and I am also pursuing a minor in Statistics along with a course in Data Analysis and Interpretation.I have the privilege of being the IIT Kanpur Zone topper in JEE Advanced 2013 with an All India Rank 33.Here is a link to my resume: <Link to resume>and here is a link to my web page: <Link to webpage>Hoping a reply in my favor.RegardsAman GoelSophomore, Computer Science and EngineeringIIT-BombayEmail: <My IITB email ID>Rubrik Software Engineering internship cover letter:Dear Sir/Madam,I am a B.Tech Third Year, Computer Science and Engineering undergraduate student at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.I am looking for a summer internship at Rubrik for summer 2016.My web page can be found here: <Link to webpage>and my resume can be found here: <Link to resume>Please let me know if there are opportunities for me to work for Rubrik.RegardsAman GoelB.Tech Third YearDepartment of Computer Science and EngineeringIIT BombayTrexquant internship cover letter:Dear Sir/Madam,I am a 4th year Computer Science and Engineering undergrad from IIT Bombay and I am interested in the quantitative research project offered by Trexquant.I have a CPI of X on a scale of 10. I am happy to mention that I have a pre-placement offer from Rubrik Inc., CA, USA, for outstanding performance during my internship at Rubrik in summers 2016.Please find attached my resume.Hoping for a positive reply.RegardsAman GoelB.Tech Fourth YearDepartment of Computer Science and EngineeringIIT BombayHope that the above cover letters help people to secure internships. Do comment and let me know if it did! :)

There are 4 critical steps in the process. We’ll go over each and if you follow my lead, you’ll land your first contract already next week.Understand that freelancing may easily convert into a serious international endeavor. You only need to further adjust your actions and responses to stop thinking job and start thinking business.STEP 1 - BRANDING processAs a freelance web developer, you’re entering one of the most competitive niches today. Don’t get intimidated because most of the freelancers don’t really want to invest their time in learning how it’s done. That’s your edge if you’re serious about it.The first thing you wanna do is to appear professional!To do that, you’ll buy a cheap hosting to cut on your expenses and BUILD A BRAND’s WEBSITE. That website will become your central marketing hub so take your time and build it to represent your brand.You’re a developer/designer which means that you provide with both backend and frontend — a complete — solution. The website must clearly demonstrate those services, so don’t rush with it; otherwise, you are risking a negative first impression.Central design (homepage, about, services and every other hub) must be designed for branding purposes (pick your colors, logo, and fonts and use it/stick with it).One of the hubs will be a link to your portfolio. It’s here where you’ll upload and explain (link) the creme of the crops or the projects you’ve done in the past that attract immediate attention. It would be great if those links would lead to websites with traffic!!However, if you don’t have some, build some NOW! Fail to do that and nobody will take you seriously.Don’t be afraid to run a blog or to build a simple downloadable magazine-like portfolio showcase easily available (one-click download without email hook) for your clients!!!STEP 2 - Creating a freelancer’s profileThis is not something that you should be doing pro forma. From the profile photo, elevator pitch, long description of the services and portfolio samples - every detail must sell!What you’ll do when you sign up on Upwork, for example, is to go over the profiles of at least 10 top competitors and see how they did it. Profile them. Study them. There has to be something in there they did right; otherwise, no one would choose their services, if you know what I mean.Be careful about your profile photo. Consult with people BEFORE you upload it because, as the rule of thumb, first impressions really do depend on a visual representation! It’s not rare that a client picks the provider based on a profile photo, remember that. Every little count!Be short, be concise and to-the-point, meaning that you won’t write essays in your short desc (elevator pitch). Instead, you’ll use as fewer words as possible to explain what you offer to the market.And that starts with the tagline that appears next to your name.You’re advised to use maximum 3–5 words (the principal marketing rule). For example: “Backend and Frontend Web Solutions,” or “Complete Web Solutions.” Take your time and play with it until YOU WANT TO HIRE YOU!!! Imagine yourself in your prospect’s shoes!The point of the tagline is to give a clear clue about what you are offering to the prospects in 3 words.In a long description, list your services. Use bullet points if there’s a lot of it, to make it easier for the clients.If your English sucks - get someone to proofread and edit it. Awkward sentences and grammar errors will act as a deflector. Again, take your time and write a compelling pitch. This is one of your assets in this business so you’re advised to take it seriously.While we are on the subject, it’s important that you comprehend the following:Freelancing is not yet another “job.” It’s full-scale entrepreneurship where you’re competing on the global market. Fail to recognize it as such and you’ll be making far less than expected!Learn the industry inside-out, learn strategies and tactics, and see how the entire process looks through the eyes of your potential clients!Populate the portfolio section of your profile with 4–5 best examples of your work. Use short descriptions of the process/work and link each with your web where details are provided.PAYMENTS!This can give you headaches if you’re not a US resident since the most work is done for US-based clients. You want a safe, fast and cost-effective payment process that looks professional in the same time, because there will be times when you’ll deal with the clients directly, bypassing the freelancing platform’s fees and saving money.The best option for the non-US freelancers is provided by one of the largest banks in the world, The Bank of America. They have developed a neat way to handle payments for freelancers and other online entrepreneurs called Payoneer.You can use ACH transfers for payments in USD made by US companies. SEPA transfers in EUR made by EU companies and even payments made by UK companies in GBP. This system allows low- to no-fee transactions and it takes 3 days for the money to show on your account.Another benefit of having the US bank account — and that’s what you’ll get with Payoneer solution — is a simple way to link it to your profile on Upwork, Freelancer, goLance and every other freelancing platform since they are partners with Payoneer.The reason why I’m going wide with this is the fact that many non-US freelancers are struggling to get their money through usual wiring processes. It takes time for the transfer to complete and there are usually high fees connected with the process. Having ACH will save you hundreds of dollars in fees alone.STEP 3 - OPTIMAL PORTFOLIO sampleWhy OPTIMAL?If I’m a client and I want SaaS, you don’t showcase an e-commerce solution because it’s irrelevant.For every project you’ll ever bid on, you have to provide the link (in your cover letter that we will go through a bit later) to the portfolio sample that is closely related to the nature of the project you’re bidding on.The success of your cover letter depends on your ability to prove your expertise in that specific case, remember that!That implies the following:Bid ONLY on the projects that you can develop with ease; at least in the beginning.PROFILE both project’s requirements and the client to understand the core problem and see the solution because you’ll have to give a hint of that uniquely effective solution in your cover letter.Pick your most OPTIMAL portfolio sample and get it ready. If you don’t have one that means that you’re not experienced and chances are slim that you’ll land the contract. To tip the scale in your favor, adjust the existing sample or build the bogus one. Just make sure that it corresponds to the project you’re bidding on.STEP 4 - The COVER LETTERAs the rule of thumb, 5% of freelancers are taking 95% of all the money! One of the assets that give them an edge is the cover letter/bid/proposal. They learned the craft of writing an effective “seller,” that’s all.In the same time, around 90% of all cover letters are pure generic, copy/paste crap that no one reads. I know that because I’m hiring freelancers for both mine and clients’ projects.This is your edge. Do it right and you’ll rapidly increase your success rate.There are a few simple rules of writing a compelling cover letter that attracts immediate attention.You see, everything hangs on your ability to effectively sell yourself and you have only 2 assets on your disposal for that:Portfolio sampleCover letterThat’s all that stands between you and a successful professional freelancing career. It’s up to you to decide how efficient you wanna be.Another thing you must accept is the reality of rejection!Each will feel like a slap in your face and you’ll be tempted to “force the sale.” Know this: impatient seller is a dead seller. You simply cannot please everyone. No one can. Rejections are part of the process and there’s nothing you can do about.However, there’s one thing you should do about it…Every failed proposal must be investigated. You do that by comparing you fails with your successes. In addition, every time you get rejected or not picked, take a moment and check the freelancer who got awarded, if in any way possible. Research the profile and portfolio. See where you made a mistake and make sure not to repeat it. Learn from your fails as the only way to upgrade and progress. Because that’s how we do it. Through the process of trials and errors. We learn to walk after learning that grabbing the leaf of the plant mother placed in the living room can’t keep us on our feet. Do the same and you’ll be fine.Hope my answer provided you with some guidance. Be persistent and invest some of your time in personal development. Above all, invest time in learning the industry.All the best to you and good luck!

How to address the frequent job changes on your resume is a good question, but it isn’t something that I would normally put on a cover letter. You want to keep that as simple as possible, and free of any personal information.If the moves aren’t so excessive that they would set up an immediate red flag, you might do better to wait and bring it up in person – especially if your experience and qualifications make you a solid pick for the position. In that case most prospective employers wouldn’t discard your application because of a job change once every couple of years, not without giving you a phone interview at least.If you think that a reasonable person would look at the number of jobs you’ve had and be alarmed by it, you might consider if you could use a resume format where it would be appropriate to list your reason for leaving? Another reason why you might want to get this information across straight away is if you are already a stretch as a candidate for the position, as the (otherwise acceptable) job changes could then tip the scale and land your application in the discarded pile.Some employers look at your resume and cover letter as a test, and failing to follow protocol by adding information that wouldn’t typically be included is seen by them as a sign that you aren’t qualified. I don’t personally agree with this approach, not unless you are hiring someone to write resumes! Mentioning your spouse’s military career in the wrong way would make someone like that less likely to hire you, but that’s just one point of view.My husband served, and although he has been safely out for years now, I don’t go a day without thinking about the men and women serving now, and their spouses. We have a (small) HR department now, but I used to do all the hiring for my husband’s businesses. Give me or another person like me an application from a person who has continually sacrificed their own career opportunities to follow their military spouse around the country, and I’ll do my damnedest to make a position for them.It goes both ways – and thank you both for your service!