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
Put Organization Address Here
For general cover letters,
where you don’t have an address,
leave this section blank.
September 5, 2002
1.
2.
3.
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.
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