Preparing for the Next Leadership Position, Part 2: Getting Your Foot in the Door.

As you write the cover letter, examine the requirements from the position description, research the institution's website, and infer which of your leadership experiences are most salient for the position. As with the CV, we recommend that you tailor your cover letter to each position to which you apply and address the requirements that are listed in the position description as much as possible. In the last article, we discussed that advancing to a dean or associate dean position from a department chair position often involves applying at universities other than our own. [Extracted from the article]