• Quantitative and Analytical skills developed through the completion of a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, (year), 3.0 GPA
• Problem-solving and Team-work skills successfully applied while an Intern for N.Y.S. Department of Finance, Fall (year) 
• Facility with Lexis/Nexis, Excel and Lotus Notes utilized as a Research Assistant for Investment Age (financial trade publication), Summer (year)." 

Or you might extract skills from your resume using the following style, "as you will notice from my resume, my chief strengths are: a) ability to work independently, b) ability to identify and solve problems, c) familiarity with various computer software programs.”

Try to keep paragraphs relatively short so they are easy to skim. 

Cover letters should be printed neatly on standard size (8 ½” X 11”) quality laser bond paper. Make sure there are no spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors and that you have ample margins (1"). Keep your letter to one page, and balance the paragraphs on the page. 

Always address your cover letter to a specific person and include their title. To determine the name of the appropriate party to address, ask a mutual contact, check the company’s web page, call the organization to request the name and title or consult trade publications, industry specific reports, guides and/or directories found in library reference sections or on the Internet.

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