Cover Letter
Job application cover letter
Cover letter is usually the first document, which recruiter reads when received job applicant materials. Cover letter is recommended to put in email with application for job. Cover letter is writing as continuous text. Opposite structured curriculum vitae, cover letter is written by whole sentences.
Cover letter length
It is very difficult to define the length of cover letter. Cover letter has to invite applicant for job, his motivation to apply for work position, summarize his assumptions to be good employee and member of work team. Cover letter is an opportunity to present achievements' of job searcher.
Cover letter is structured in paragraphs and the complete length of this document is maximally one page.
Cover letter structure
Structure of motivation letter is analogical and quietly simple:
Cover letter header
- Date
- To who (addressee)
- Name (if you know this information)
- Position in company (if you know this information)
- Department (HR department, Recruitment department)
- Name of company (name of potential employer or personnel agency)
- Address
Cover leter headline
Application for job position
Salutation
Dear Name of recruiter or Dears
First cover letter paragraph
Introduction of cover letter, for what job position applicant applied, which job ads applicant reacted.
Cover letter next paragraphs
Motivation to apply to job, work experiences, competences. To describe reasons to recruiter preferred yourself against other applicants for job.
Greeting
Best regards
Applicant contact information
Phone number, email contact, address (ICQ number or skype number is possible too)
Cover letter attachment list
Which documents are attached (curriculum vitae, reference list and diploma)
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