Sample Generic Cover Letter printable pdf download

Cover letters are attached to your resume when you apply for a job. The purpose of

Making a General

cover letters is to persuade the employer that you are well suited for the job. This

Cover Letter

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.

Parts of a Cover Letter

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

1. Letterhead

idea to compose a general cover letter of your top five skills to keep on hand. You

Use your own name, address, phone

can then use this letter at a moments notice. To fine tune the letter, replace some of

number, email address

the skills in your letter with the relevant skills for the job.

2. Date

A sample of a general cover letter

Use the current date and change it

for your real letter later.

Dick Shunary

888 Adverbial Way

3. Inside Address

Sechelt, B.C.

V0N 1V0

Normally you would include the

886 -5555

address of the organization in this

dshunary@

space. In your general cover letter

just leave this space empty until

September 5, 2002

you need to put in a real one.

Put Organization Address Here

4. Salutation

For general cover letters,

For your real letter, you will need

where you don’t have an address,

to get the name of someone by

leave this section blank.

contacting the organization and

asking for a name. In the

meantime, you can use “To whom it

4 .

To whom it may concern:

may concern:”.

5a .

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

5. Body: Three Paragraphs

you will find my qualifications and attributes make me a very suitable

candidate for employment.

a. The first paragraph clearly

5b .

indicates the purpose of your

Firstly, through my participation in the local rep hockey team, I understand the

letter.

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

b. The second paragraph goes into

and aiding customers, I have become familiar with the basics of sales and

the details of matching your skills

customer service. Furthermore, my time on the Chatelech Yearbook Committee

and qualities with those of the job

has given me excellent experience in working with others and realizing the value

ad. See below for the process of

of being organized. Finally, in my desire to build on my supervision skills I’ve

composing this paragraph.

worked hard to complete my level one first aid. In conclusion, I am ready to make

valuable contributions to your business.

c. The third paragraph thanks

5c .

I greatly appreciate your consideration for employment and I look forward to further

the reader and politely assumes

discussing my qualifications in person. I may be reached at the phone numbers

that you will have an interview.

given above. The best times to contact me are weekdays between 9:00 am and five

Give details of where and when

pm. Thanks again for your time and consideration.

you can be reached.

6 .

Sincerely,

6. Closing

This is where you give your

signature between the “Sincerely”

Dick Shunary

closing and your typed name.

Leave about 5 blank lines in

between.

Sample Generic Cover Letter

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