Keep in mind, the cover letter should not directly lift content from other supporting material. For example, if a job call also asks for a Teaching Statement or Philosophy, you should not feel ...

Part of the job of the cover letter is to humanize you to the reader ... a former high school English teacher and now growth and change consultant who has worked with companies in recruiting ...

Over the course of my career, I’ve read probably tens of thousands of cover letters. (And yes, that’s as boring as it sounds.