How to Write a Career Change Cover Letter (with *examples*)

Here’s my definitive guide for writing career-change cover letters, with worked examples.
I work at the University of Cambridge as a Careers Consultant.
All views my own. / rajsidhu1
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Video Contents
00:00 The Setup
00:44 Paragraph 1: Show a Connection
02:21 Paragraph 2: Show Transferable Skills
03:44 The Perfect Career-Change Cover Letter
03:51 Closing Thoughts
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Example career change cover letter shown in this video:
Dear Recruiter,
Creating talent pathways into the V&A attracts me to the Learning & Development role. With the success of recent programmes including the Young People’s Collective and its Arts Night Dundee, I’m excited to further develop programmes for apprentices and interns. There is a parallel with my design of learning programmes for 16-18 year olds. During one six-week project, I encouraged learners to design solutions for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals based in art and culture. I led face-to-face and online skills sessions from ideation to completion, teaching project management and presentation skills. I would enjoy bringing my experience building inclusive learning programmes to the V&A.
Interpersonal and consultative skills have been a key part of my teaching work. I enjoyed collaborative goal-setting with upwards of 23 learners over the last year; resulting in greater satisfaction and educational attainment. I consciously use interpersonal techniques including open questions to draw diverse views in 1-1 and group settings. Teaching online has made me increasingly attentive to rapport-building - whether through broader contextualisation of work, or increased time for informal interaction and questions. These interpersonal and communicative techniques have also proven effective when consulting with assessors, governors and other stakeholders.
Project Management skills were central to my success delivering upwards of 1,500 classes over 3 years. Resource management was one aspect. I planned and created learning materials ahead of time, ensuring they catered to a diverse range of learning needs across physical and electronic materials. I used colour-coded scheduling charts to keep-track of learners’ support needs over the course of an academic year, and set-aside time when I anticipated higher support-needs for learners. Further, I managed timetable clashes by adapting to asynchronous delivery coupled with in-person availability for tutorials.
I look forward to talking more about this opportunity at the V&A.
Yours sincerely,

[@rajsidhu]

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[@danielpabu5848]

Thank you for these videos Raj! I’ve been finding them very helpful. I’ve reworked my CV based off of tips from your other videos and now I’m taking these cover letter writing tips and will apply them with each application going forward.
Hat tip to you for doing your bit to make a difference in the lives of others.

[@rajsidhu]

I really appreciate this @danielpabu5848. Good luck with those applications! :-) Raj