Writing a good cover letter

There are a number of ways that you can write a covering letter, and how you do it all depends on what kind of cover letter you require.

There are four kinds of cover letters. These are:

• Application Letter - An application letter is written to apply for a specific job opening, and should highly your Transferable Skills, which are relevant to the role which you are applying for.
• Referral Cover Letter - A referral cover letter mentions the name of a person who referred you to a job, and this person may even be able to act as a personal or professional reference.
• Letter of Interest - A letter of interest is a cover letter that inquires about possible job vacancies within a company.
• Networking Letter - A networking cover letter can be sent to friends, family and other social/professional connections that you have to get the word out that you are looking for employment within their professional or skillset.

Here is an example of a good Application Letter that I have created for the purpose of applying for employment vacancies within a specific profession.

FULL NAME GOES HERE

First Line of address

Town/City goes here

County goes here

Postcode goes here

Tel: Your contact number (Landline preferred)

Email: Enter your email address here

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing in response to your advertisement in/on (Place where employment vacancy was advertised) for (Name of vacancy you are applying for)

After reading your job description, I am confident that my skills and my passion for technology are a perfect match for this position.

My transferable skills that could benefit your department are:

·        Adaptable

·        Desire to learn & improve

·        Analyze data or facts

·        Communicate verbally

·        Compare, inspect, or record facts

·        Customer Service oriented

·        Locate answers or information

·        Logical

·        Good time management

·        Solve problems

I would welcome the opportunity to further discuss this position with you. If you have questions or would like to schedule an interview, please contact me by phone at Telephone Number or by e-mail at Email Address.

I have enclosed my CV for your review, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,
Please put your name here
...........................................

Using the above example, I hope that you now have a better understanding of the basic layout of a good cover letter.