HOW TO WRITEA COVER LETTER

1. YOUR CONTACT DETAILS

● Letterhead with your name.

● Contact details including your physical address, telephone, email address and link to your professional social media profile.

2. APPLICATION DATE

● The date when you wrote the cover letter.

3. HIRING MANAGER’S NAME & TITLE

● The Hiring Manager's name and title if known.

4. CONTACT DETAILS OF THE COMPANY

● Company name and hiring department if known.

● Company’s physical address, city, state and zip code.

5. SUBJECT/REFERENCE

● Include the job title on the subject or reference line.

● Include any unique job reference number shown on the job listing.

6. SALUTATION/GREETING

● Address your cover letter to a specific person e.g. “Dear Mr. Brown:” or “Dear Ms. Smith:”

● If you don’t know the name write “Dear Hiring Manager:”

7. OPENING/INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH

● Say why you are interested in this company.● Indicate where you saw the job posting and

the date of the posting.● If you have not stated the job you are applying

for on the subject line, then specify it in this paragraph.

● If someone referred you then mention their name here.

8. SECOND PARAGRAPH

● Explain in bullet points specific stories, examples and quantifiable results that you have achieved.

● Show how you would provide specific value or direct contributions to the Company.

● Demonstrate a keen understanding of what problems, situations & challenges the Company wants to resolve.

9. THIRD PARAGRAPH

● This is the closing paragraph.

● Restate your enthusiasm for the position, wrap up and ask for an interview.

● Thank the reader for example - “Thank you for your time and consideration.”

10. COVER LETTER CLOSING

● Write the word “Sincerely” followed by a comma.

● On a new line include an electronic scanned signature.

● Include your name below your signature.

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