4255 42nd St.

San Diego, CA 92105

December 7, 2023

Human Resources
Target
1288 Camino Del Rio N.
San Diego, CA 92108

To Whom It May Concern:

I would like to apply for a sales position at your target. I heard about this position from friends.
Please consider me for this and any other open positions that may be available.

I feel like I would be an asset to your company because I’m a very hardworking person. I am
also a very reliable individual who will make sure to arrive on time for all my shifts.
Furthermore, I am detail oriented and can help with organizing and stocking products as needed.

I am very interested in the position because I want to work in a positive work environment that
supports the employees. I also want to help customers by making it easier when shopping by
directing them to products they might need in a friendly manner.

Please refer to my resume for further information regarding my schooling and background. I
look forward to meeting with you and I can be reached on my cell phone at 619-366-4570.
Thank you for your consideration and thank you so much for your time.

Sincerely,

Hector Esquivel
Hector Esquivel

Cover Letter Rubric

 Category 4 3 2 1

Organization Cover letter is Cover letter is Cover letter may Cover letter is not
well-organized organized and be unorganized organized and is
or
and includes all includes all missing one or missing many
two
required required elements. required
elements. elements. elements.
Attention to
detail is lacking.

Effectiveness Cover letter is Cover letter is Cover letter may Cover letter is not
clear and concise, mostly clear and be lacking one or clear and concise,
uses specific concise, uses more aspects nor does it use
that
examples, and specific make it effective. specific
examples, examples,
powerful action and powerful or powerful
action
verbs that make action verbs that verbs. The cover
the cover letter make the cover letter is not
effective. letter effective. effective.
Mechanics No grammatical, Two or less Three to five More than five
spelling or grammatical, grammatical, grammatical,
punctuation spelling or spelling, or spelling, or
errors
are present. punctuation punctuation punctuation
errors errors errors
are present. are present. are present.

Total Points Possible: 12

Total Points Earned: _____

A 11-12 points
B 9-10 points
C 6-8 points
D 3-5 points