WRITING A COVER LETTER

A cover letter shows your skills and gives an idea about your knowledge, experience and professional attitude. A well written job cover letter is your first impression and is a helpful tool to land an interview. Here is a sample job application cover letter: From: James Lyre 14 S, Elms Field, Peter Lane, London To: Mr. Derrick Joe HR Manager, Royal Fashion House, Tipton, London 15 th  June, 2010 Dear Mr. Joe, This letter is to express my interest in the post of fashion designer position posted on Myworld.com. I believe that my experience and education have prepared me for this post. I have three years experience of designing for Opera Fashions. During my tenure, I designed a line of formal wears which were highly demanded. My collections were big hits and I always designed the attires according to latest trends. Along with formal wear collection I designed a series of casual wears and bridal dresses. I am aware of the responsibilities and professionalism necessary for this post and...

A well written and informative cover letter can increase your chances of getting a job. While sending an application for software testing job you should write an impressive cover letter that can give a brief picture of what you have done so far. After mentioning your skills, politely ask for an interview. Do not forget to mention enclosures. Here is a sample software testing cover letter: Renit Daniel 56, Pearl Avenue, Frankfurt, Germany Phone: 01234 567 8910 Stephen Webster Director, Weblogics Web Solutions, Greater Church Road, Frankfurt, Germany Ref: Post of Software Testing Engineer Dear Mr. Webster, This letter is to express my interest in the post of Software Testing Engineer posted on myjobs.com. I believe that my strong technical experience and education will make me a very competitive candidate for this position. I hold a Degree in Software Engineer from Frankfurt and I had a total working experience of 4 years. I am an ISTQB Foundation Level certified tester and had done ...

Date, To, (Name of the applicant) (Address) Date: Subject: Receipt of your job application Dear applicant, We appreciate your interest in our company for the position of (position title) and we acknowledge receipt of your resume for the same. We are in the process of screening all the resumes and will be short listing the candidates whose educational qualifications, experience and other interests meet our requirements. Our review period is of # weeks and if our HR department finds that your resume matches with our requirements we will remain in touch with you and will provide you with the date, time and venue of the interview. We will notify all the applicants about our decision latest by__________. We hope you have an opportunity to discuss your skills in detail with us, but if we do not have an opening at this time we will retain your resume for next six months and will get back to you. Thank you for the time you have given to___________. We wish you success in all your endeavors. Hi...