What's a simple structure for writing an email for a design internship position? Or any advice on applying for internships?
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- @Daniel Hawley-Lingham yes ChatGPT is great tool, i will definetely give this a try and also work on my communication and delivery in emails. thank you so much!
- @Anna Negrini thank you so much! this is a great example
- @Alex Bec thank you! these are really helpful
- Use ChatGPT. You have to edit but it will create an effective first draft for you. If you are strategic with your prompting you can get quite bespoke responses from it that will need minimal editing to produce good quality emails, CVs, cover letters etc.Do not use standard templates - these are easy to spot and show little personality or personal interest in the organisation you are applying to.Do address to a specfic person if you can ascertain who that might be.Remember, each organisation is different: this inlciudes different expectations, communication styles, requirements, settings, working practices, commitments, attitude, etc etc. Read and respond to requests and call-outs, reflect to show you have some basic understanding of them and how you might fit, add value and work well there.There are so many young people coming out of university making this market very competitive. You cannot get away with simple template structures. Most of them will be ingored, binned, overlooked or been seen as insulting if you make little effort.If used properly ChatGPT will help you refine your communication and take a lot of the grunt work out of it. It can also reflect language, syntax and communication styles as well as helping to develop your own.My last four project and post applications were all built with ChatGPT and all reuslted in being invited for an interview. I am now National Director for AA2A. I have seen many many sub standard communication emails, CVs and cover letters and have sat on selection boards and employment panels in my career. Trust me when I tell you that with just a little care and attention you can stand out from 90% of all others. Clear, effective, timely and empathetic communication will make you better than most in almost all job roles.Good luck
- Hi Miroluba, I saved an email an agency shared on Twitter long time ago because they thought it was a great example of how to apply for a job (the guy was hired), it might help you too (I omitted the names). I think it's great: simple, sincere, enthusiastic and straight to the point."Subject: Frontend Developer/Designer at -----Hey guys!I'm ----, a designer and front-end dev from England, living in lovely -----. I've worked across desktop and mobile (both web and apps) and love to take an idea through design iterations and then code it up for others to enjoy, elegantly solving some complex UI/UX problems along the way.Alongside freelancing, I run ----, the -----, and ----- (websites), I'm a bit of a magazine fan so they help me combine my love for design, the web and magazines together in single projects.I'd love to transition away from freelance, and I think ------- is a fantastic company with an amazing spirit. And I definitely have the skills you're looking for.I'd love to have a chat if you'd like to hear more! I'm ----- on Skype, or can Hangout, too.Cheers!-------"
- Here you go Miroluba! Some guides we've written on this topic for you belowhttps://www.creativelivesinprogress.com/article/a-guide-to-writing-and-sending-cold-emailshttps://www.creativelivesinprogress.com/article/a-guide-to-writing-a-cover-letter
- @Chris Mence Thank you, thats a great tip! I will definitely use that in all my emails when applying from now on.
- For my advice, I recommend writing a compliment message in your email cover letter when contacting for design internships. You can check out your employer's work on their website by genuinely writing about your favourite project and why you like it. It shows that you have done your research into the organisation.
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