Expert Cover Letter Editing & Proofreading Services
Nothing is more critical to securing or enhancing your future in your present or coveted career as how you present yourself in your cover letter. You need a team of smart, career-focused professionals who can ensure your cover letter distinguishes you and what makes you an appealing candidate.
Our expert editors:
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Possess 50+ years’ combined application editing experience
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Interview employers, program directors and admission committee members to know what they want—and don't want—to see in a cover letter
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Are full-time employees of DLA (no freelancers)
Want an outstanding cover letter?
They work fast! And editorial was simply superb. Will definitely use the services again.
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Cover Letter Editing & Feedback
This exceptionally valuable service sets us apart. It includes all Cover Letter Proofreading and adds in-depth editing along with detailed, objective feedback on issues that impact the success of your medical school application.
The in-depth editing covers:
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Consistency, Engagement and Clarity of Ideas
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Voice, Style and Tone
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Structure and Organization
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Pacing and Flow
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Syntax and Phrasing
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Repetition and Redundancy
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Formatting and Layout
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Advanced Word Choice (Connotation and Rhythm)
In our feedback, we will tell you what specific improvements to make related to:
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Missing Information
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Points of Confusion
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Underdevelopment
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Any Other Weaknesses
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This service also includes a free 2nd edit.
Cover Letter Proofreading
With this service, we identify and correct mistakes in basic English usage.
The proofreading covers:
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Punctuation and Grammar
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Spelling and Typographical Errors
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Singular vs Plural
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Subject-Verb Agreement
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Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
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Verb Tense
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Basic Word Choice (Denotation)
WHAT COVER LETTER EDITING SERVICES DO YOU OFFER?
Editing & Feedback: This professional editing service provides a comprehensive, detailed edit and proofread of your cover letter together with equally comprehensive, detailed feedback. The editing includes streamlining your writing and ensuring your word choices are compelling and engage whoever is reading your cover letter. The feedback identifies any item needing improvement that goes beyond the scope of editing, covering both writing and content, and including any details to be added to make your cover letter more successful.
The Editing & Feedback service for cover letters includes two rounds of review.
Proofreading: Our Proofreading service provides detailed proofreading only (e.g., spelling and punctuation errors). It does not include editing or feedback.
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WHAT IS THE TURNAROUND TIME OF YOUR COVER LETTER EDITING & PROOFREADING SERVICES?
Our turnaround times are two business days with Normal Delivery and one business day with Rush Delivery. Turnaround times are per round of review.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO WRITE THE PERFECT COVER LETTER?
Two features characterize the perfect cover letter. First is attention to detail. The second is choosing the right tone.
Attention to detail takes several forms. It comes in the form of demonstrating a detailed understanding of the position you are applying for, and not just generally, but specifically at the organization where you seek to fill the position. It comes in demonstrating a deep understanding of the mission, vision, culture and values of the organization, as well as any other details that make the organization unique. It comes in demonstrating an accurate and comprehensive self-assessment of your fit for the position and the organization, and the organization's and position's fit for you.
It also comes in ensuring there are no spelling, punctuation or other proofreading errors in your cover letter.
Choosing the right tone is an extension of paying attention to detail and should be tailored to the position and the organization where you are applying. The right tone starts with a balance between confidence and humility. It is also often being able to work independently within a team environment and with a team-first attitude. It means portraying trust and reliability, often together with empathy and kindness. It means conveying to the hiring manager that you are a focused professional with a demeanor that will edify their organization if they choose you to fill the position.
DLA's editors are well experienced at ensuring you demonstrate attention to detail and the right tone to achieve an expert cover letter.
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CAN YOU HELP WITH MY CV OR RESUME IN ADDITION TO MY COVER LETTER?
Absolutely! We offer both CV/Resume Editing & Feedback and CV/Resume Proofreading services.
DO YOU GUARANTEE YOUR EDITING?
Yes! We guarantee that we will provide you with high-quality, affordable editing and proofreading services, and that we will finish our work by the due date and time we've promised.
See our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee for additional details.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN BUSINESS?
We've been in business since 2008.
How Our Service Works
Step 1: Get Started
Whether you’re just looking for a free instant quote or are ready to purchase our services, start with Get Started, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
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Under Select Your Category, choose Cover Letters.
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Next, select your project type (Cover Letter) and service (e.g., Cover Letter Editing & Feedback).
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Now upload your file to be edited, or skip uploading a file if you would like only a quote. The fee is a flat fee and the turnaround time displayed is for one round of the service.
To purchase a service, upload your file to be edited, if you have not already done so. We accept MS Word and PDF file types for the Cover Letter file to be edited.
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To finalize your quote, select Normal Delivery or Rush Delivery for your delivery option.
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Confirm your quote. To order the service, ensure you have uploaded a file to be edited, add any comments, enter a project nickname and click Add to Cart.
If you would like to purchase additional services (e.g., for your personal statement), repeat the above for each service you wish to add to the cart.
Step 2: Check out
Once you have added all the services you wish to purchase to the cart in Step 1, proceed with clicking Checkout.
In the checkout process, you will:
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Log in to your account or create an account if you do not already have one.
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Enter your goals for the service(s) you are purchasing.
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Verify the delivery dates for the service(s) in your order. If you are purchasing multiple services, you can customize the order in which we complete them.
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Complete your payment for the deposit, which is the total order amount. We must receive the total fee up front before we begin our work. We accept credit/debit cards and PayPal.
Step 3: Track Your Order in My Account
As soon as we receive your deposit, we will start working on your order. While we are working on your order, the status will display as In Progress in My Account.
Step 4: Receive Your Edited Cover Letter
As soon as we have completed our editing, you will receive an email notification, and the status of your service will be updated in My Account. If there is a remainder due, your next step will be to pay it to receive your edited Cover Letter.
Edited documents are released once the total fee for the service(s) in your order has been paid. Edited documents are both sent by email and made available for download directly from My Account.
The email containing your Cover Letter will provide the name and contact information of the editor who completed the service for you. It will provide a link to instructions on how to review our edits, including how to accept and reject track changes and to remove sidebar comments.
The email will also provide a link for submitting your edited Cover Letter for a free or discounted second edit, depending on the service you have selected.
Editor name and contact information along with the second edit link will also be posted in My Account.
Step 5: Follow up With Any Questions
If after reviewing the edits made to your Cover Letter you have questions about our recommendations, please contact your editor directly by email. You may expect to receive a response to your email within 1 business day.
If after following up with your editor, you still have questions your editor is unable to answer, feel free to email our editor in chief, David Lombardino.
Step 6: Leave Us a Review
We are passionate about helping you achieve your goals, and hope through our editing and answering any follow-up questions we will have helped you get one more step closer to doing so. We are proud of the work we do and would love it if you shared your honest experiences, positive or negative, for future clients to see.
We partner with TrustPilot, a third-party review service that sends email invitations to leave a review to all verified customers a few days following completion of the service. We hope that if you have any concern remaining when you receive this invitation, you reach out to us first so we can address your concern, prior to leaving a review.
Our goal is a five-star experience for every customer, and we look forward to achieving this for you.
From the formatting and layout of your cover letter to ensuring it hooks and engages your audience, we know what it means to get every detail right—and what it takes to make your cover letter excel in your application.
Still have questions? See a list of our frequently asked questions or give us a call at 877-454-4957.