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Cover letter

When you send a CV and/or application form you should also send a cover letter with it. The main point of the letter is to tell the employer about relevant parts of your experience.

Prepare your curriculum vitae and following a layout of a standard business letter, complete the cover letter below to send with it. Point out any relevant skills/knowledge/experience that might help to get an interview.

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Dear---------------

With reference to your advertisement in---------------------------------------------

I would like to apply for the position of---------------------------------------------.

I feel I am well qualified for the job because---------------------------------------.

I am very interested in working for---------------------------------------------------

and would be happy to come for an interview at any time convenient to you.

I have enclosed a copy of my curriculum vitae and hope you will contact me if you require any further information.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

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Check yourself:

  1. What is the objective of a cover letter?

  2. Why is it necessary to point out your any relevant skills and knowledge?

  3. Do you remember that it is necessary to be positive about your experience and the previous place of work?

FAX

A facsimile or fax copy is an exact reproduction of a document, so when you send a fax it could be a copy of a document (e.g. a letter, memo) not a new document.

FALCON HOTEL --------------------------------------1

To: Tony King

Marketing Manager, Big Corp

From: Kate Murdoch

Date: 25 March

Re: Booking Confirmation

Fax No: 0207 346346

Our fax No: 01291236236

Pages (inc. this one) 1

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If you do not receive all the pages, please telephone us on 01291236236

Following our telephone conversation, this is to confirm that the ‘Greenwich’

Conference room is booked in the name of Tony King for Thursday 8 April.

The room seats 15 people and the booking includes a sandwich lunch.

Conference participants may use the hotel’s facilities.

Thank you.

KM ------------------------------------------------------------------------3