Job Applicant

Application Letter

●An application letter, or a cover letter, is a document sent with your resume to provide additional information about your skills and experience to an employer. 

●The application letter is intended to provide detailed information on why you are a qualified candidate for the job.

●The application letter should let the employer know what position you are applying for, what makes you a strong candidate, why they should select you for an interview, and how you will follow up.

●It's important to customize your cover letter for each role to demonstrate that you've researched the organization's mission and values.

1. Contact Details
2. Introduction

a. Personal Information

b. What you’re applying for

c. Where you’re applying to

d. Why you’re applying

3. Body

a. Story of your achievement

b. Being factual

c. Show your achievement

4. Conclusion

a. Mention your plans

b. Thank the reader

c. Conclude

Observe the letter!

It’s important to start your cover letter with Contact Information.

Header

Essential information to include:

○Full name

○Phone number

○Email

○Name of the hiring manager/their professional title

○Name of the company you’re applying to

○Don’t write your full address

○Don’t use unprofessional email address

Address the cover letter to the hiring manager.

Show your future boss that you have research before and are passionate about working with their team.

Greetings

Here are several other greetings you could use:

●Dear [Department] Hiring Manager

●Dear Hiring Manager

●To whom it may concern

●Dear [Department] Team

Write an attention-grabbing introduction. It’s essential to catch their attention from the very first paragraph.

Introduction

Start with 2-3 of your top achievements to grab the reader’s attention. Preferably, the achievements should be as relevant as possible to the position.

The first is for explaining why you’re the perfect person for the job, and the latter is for proving that you’re a good fit for the company.

Body #1

The first paragraph should be a brief overview of your background as it relates to the position. Include key achievements, skills, and specialties that make you particularly suited to the position. Focus on one or two and provide specific details about your success, including measurable impacts you made.

Convince the HR manager that you’re passionate about working with them. They’re looking for someone who’s also a good fit for the company culture.

Body #2

So, get to Googling. Chances are, you’ll find all the information you need either on the company website or somewhere around the web. Then, you need to figure out what you like about the company and turn that into text.

Closing

In the final paragraph, you want to:

●Wrap up any points you couldn't in the previous paragraphs. Do you have anything left to say? Any other information that could help the hiring manager make their decision? Mention it here.

●Thank the hiring manager for their time. It never hurts to be courteous, as long as you don’t come off as too needy.

●Finish the cover letter with a call to action. The very last sentence in your cover letter should be a call to action. You should ask the hiring manager to take some sort of action.

Closing

Write down a formal “goodbye” and you’re good to go.

Feel free to use one of the most popular conclusions to a cover letter:

●Best Regards,

●Kind Regards,

●Sincerely,

●Thank you,

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And we’re finally done! Before sending off the cover letter, make sure to proofread it

Checklist!

●Does your cover letter heading include all essential information?

•Full Name

•Professional email

•Phone Number

•Date

•Relevant Social Media Profiles

●Do you address the right person? I.e. hiring manager in the company / your future direct supervisor

●Does your introductory paragraph grab the reader's attention?

•Did you mention 2-3 of your top achievements?

•Did you use numbers and facts to back up your experience?

●Do you successfully convey that you’re the right pro for the job?

•Did you identify the core requirements?

•Did you successfully convey how your experiences helped you fit the requirements perfectly?

●Do you convince the hiring manager that you’re passionate about the company you’re applying to?

•Did you identify the top 3 things that you like about the company?

•Did you avoid generic reasons for explaining your interest in the company?

●Did you finalize the conclusion with a call to action?

●Did you use the right formal closure for the cover letter?