No Relevant Job Experience? Here’s How to Still Write A Persuasive Cover Letter

Internships can be a useful way to gain experience in a professional environment or explore an industry, and determine if it's the right fit for you. But if you’ve completed a prior internship only to realize you’re interested in a different career field, or if you’re applying to your first internship without past experience, it might be tricky to break into the professional world.
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If your resume entries don’t exactly align with the position you’re applying for, your cover letter can actually come in handy, rather than serve as another obstacle in the job application process. You can use your cover letter as an opportunity to communicate your career shift and reframe your prior experiences to better tie into the role you are applying for.

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