Cover Letter Writer's Block and more potential "real world" job vibes!!

So, I'm in that wonderful point in my senior year where I start shamelessly pandering for jobs.

So, serendipitously, I was offered to take over the complete studio of a fellow flutist who is moving away...approximately 40-45 students (if I get/take them all). These 40-45 students would account for full-time income.... It would be a committment of about 25-30 hours a week and I'd have to reverse-commute out there (which is no problemo...Ian and I are purchasing a car this summer). So a completely amazing opportunity and EXACTLY what I want to do with my life.

Only, I have a few hurdles to jump over. First, I need to have a phone interview with the studio director at the place I'm going to be teaching. She needs to talk to me about my artistic and educational background. Would I be correct in assuming that phone interview are less formal than in-person interviews? I am graduating from the place the departing teacher got her degree and we had the same flute teacher. I've played in dozens of masterclasses.

Also, I'm going to, I'm guessing, send her both my artistic and professional resumes, the list of teaching repertoire I use and a cover letter.

I've never done a cover letter. I don't even know where to start.

So, if any of you have ideas on how to overcome cover-letter writer's block, that would be AMAZING! I mean, I'm pretty sure I know what it needs to include and I'm comfortable with my English language skills...but how do you START a cover letter?

Also, VIBES that I get these students would be greatly appreciated!!!! Thanks for everything friends!

Cover letters are basically suppose to state WHY you are applying to work there and WHAT you can do for them. Leave off things like "I need to pay bills", etc.

Think about why you want to work there. Why does it meet what you want to do with your career? How does their environment fit with what you want to do?

What sort of teaching environment will you bring to the studio? Are you suppose to recruit - if so mention your annual or quarterly goals of recruiting students of the studio. Also mention what else as an employee and as a co-worker you can offer them.

I would also talk with your flutest friend and find out what he or she knows that the director is looking for. Then you can focus your cover letter around this.

Also GOOD LUCK!!!