Fillable Printable Sample General Cover Letter

Sample General Cover Letter

Cover letters are attached to your resume when you apply for a job. The purpose of

cover letters is to persuade the employer that you are well suited for the job. This

persuasion process involves predicting the skills and qualities the employer is

looking for and then briefly proving , in a confident way, how and why you have

these qualities.

Writing cover letters can be painstaking and difficult especially when you need

one “tomorrow” for that job you’ve just heard about. Therefore its a really good

idea to compose a general cover letter of your top five skills to keep on hand. You

can then use this letter at a moments notice. To fine tune the letter, replace some of

the skills in your letter with the relevant skills for the job.

Parts of a Cover Letter

1. Letterhead

Use your own name, address, phone

number, email address

2. Date

Use the current date and change it

for your real letter later.

3. Inside Address

Normally you would include the

address of the organization in this

space. In your general cover letter

just leave this space empty until

you need to put in a real one.

4. Salutation

For your real letter, you will need

to get the name of someone by

contacting the organization and

asking for a name. In the

meantime, you can use “To whom it

may concern:”.

5. Body: Three Paragraphs

a. The first paragraph clearly

indicates the purpose of your

letter.

b. The second paragraph goes into

the details of matching your skills

and qualities with those of the job

ad. See below for the process of

composing this paragraph.

c. The third paragraph thanks

the reader and politely assumes

that you will have an interview.

Give details of where and when

you can be reached.

6. Closing

This is where you give your

signature between the “Sincerely”

closing and your typed name.

Leave about 5 blank lines in

between.

To whom it may concern:

In my efforts to earn employment with your organization, I am writing this

letter to highlight my skills and qualifications. In reading my resume, I believe

you will find my qualifications and attributes make me a very suitable

candidate for employment.

I greatly appreciate your consideration for employment and I look forward to further

discussing my qualifications in person. I may be reached at the phone numbers

given above. The best times to contact me are weekdays between 9:00 am and five

pm. Thanks again for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

Dick Shunary

888 Adverbial Way

Sechelt, B.C.

V0N 1V0

886 -5555

dshunary@ uniserve.com

Put Organization Address Here

For general cover letters,

where you don’t have an address,

leave this section blank.

September 5, 2002

4 .

5a .

5b .

5c .

6 .

Firstly, through my participation in the local rep hockey team, I understand the

benefits of being a team player. My volunteer work at St. Mary’s Hospital, caring

for and interacting with patients, has also helped me develop mature

communication skills. Through my work at Clayton’s Market, handling products

and aiding customers, I have become familiar with the basics of sales and

customer service. Furthermore, my time on the Chatelech Yearbook Committee

has given me excellent experience in working with others and realizing the value

of being organized. Finally, in my desire to build on my supervision skills I’ve

worked hard to complete my level one first aid. In conclusion, I am ready to make

valuable contributions to your business.

Making a General

Cover Letter

A sample of a general cover letter