Parts of a Resume/CV/Cover Letter/Personal Statement: Contact Information

The contact information section of a cover letter, CV, resume or personal statement is the section which lists information that allows a potential employer (or school of choice/potential scholarship) to reach the applicant (or potential student). This section should include the writer's:

• full name
• permanent address
• primary phone number
• primary email address
  

It may also include the writer's:

• local or campus address
• secondary phone numbers
• secondary email addresses
• fax number
• web address

While accuracy is important throughout a cover letter, CV, resume or personal statement, it is vital that the information in this section is completely correct and up-to-date. This information will be used to contact the writer, and any errors may cost the writer an interview/scholarship or, worse yet, an acceptance into the company/school.

Further, it is important that this information is easy to read and appealing to look at. Larger fonts and centered text are often used to achieve this goal. Whatever design is used, be sure to keep a consistent appearance between your cover letter, CV, resume, personal statement and any other documentation that will be sent.

The following video by Brian Krueger, President of CollegeGrad.com, offers some additional thoughts: