Fillable Printable Sample Cover Letter Format

Sample Cover Letter Format

Cover Letter Format

Your contact details

Date

Ms M. Employer

Recruitment Officer

Name of organisation

Address

Dear Ms Employer (always try to get a name)

(Position Title and Reference No. if applicable)

1. Nominate the job for which you are applying. Indicate the source and the date of the

published job information. Provide details of any contact you have had with the

organisation, mentioning a name if appropriate.

2. Introduce yourself in some way eg ‘I am a final year student at………’ and say why you want

the position. You need to convey strong motivation for the particular role and the particular

organisation. Try to link this with your career plans or direction. At the same time, this

demonstrates that you have a strong understanding of the organisation.

3. Over the next one or two paragraphs, indicate why you are a strong candidate for the job –

that is, how you meet the selection criteria. Don’t try and cover every element. Focus on

some key criteria (and also your own understanding of what would appeal to this employer –

sometimes obvious aspects are not mentioned in selection criteria) and refer to your

qualifications, experiences and achievements to support your claims.

Option – some applicants use dot points in this section.

4. Try to include something which makes you stand out eg a particular skill or quality, or aspect

of your work, life or extra-curricular experience which is distinctive and relevant to the

position.

5. Express your appreciation for consideration of your application and your availability for

work.

Yours sincerely

A. N. Applicant

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