by Marcia Hall, 2011 INA NOTY 
This week you will write your Cover Letter. This is the letter that will be at the beginning of the portfolio telling the NOTY selection committee why you deserve or should be the 2015 Nanny of the Year. For a lot of nannies this is the most difficult part of the nomination process. We are asking you to sell your abilities and strengths and tell us not only why you are a great nanny, but why you would make a great example to all professional nannies. As nannies, we tend to want to underplay what we are capable of, our assets and our contributions to those around us and in the nanny field. We spend so much time caring for others and helping to mold them into great human beings we often forget how great WE are as human beings and we rarely know how to tell people about it. This is where you want to share how you “shine” as a great person and nanny.
Tips for writing your Cover Letter:
Review page 15 of the nomination packet. Pump yourself up. Read through your letters of recommendation from the past and present. Ask friends and family what qualities and assets you bring to them and others. Make sure to talk the person who is nominating you and ask him or her why you should be the 2015 NOTY. Don’t be shy. Give yourself credit and shine for the person you are. Make sure you answer the questions listed on page 15 of the packet and stay within the one page limit.
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