Cover Letter Formula
Your complete return address
Current date
Name, title, position, company name and complete address of employer
Salutation (Dear, if a contact person is not available, use a general
non-gender specific salutation)
Paragraph 1:
- Why are you writing this letter?
- What position are you applying for?
- Where did the lead come from?
- Are you enclosing a resume?
Paragraph 2:
- How can you meet the company's needs?
- What skills and qualifications do you have to offer?
- (In a response to an advertisement letter address items mentioned in the
ad)
Paragraph 3:
- What else?
- What soft skills do you possess? (See list of personal qualities in the
resume section)
Paragraph 4:
- Thank the employer for reviewing your resume.
- Will you be following up?
- How can they contact you?
Closing (Sincerely, Yours truly, etc.)
Your signature goes in this space
Your typed name Enclosure
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