WRITING A COVER LETTER

Parts of a Business Letter This resource is organized in the order in which you should write a business letter, starting with the sender's address if the letter is not written on letterhead. Sender's Address The sender's address usually is included in letterhead. If you are not using letterhead, include the sender's address at the top of the letter one line above the date. Do not write the sender's name or title, as it is included in the letter's closing. Include only the street address, city, and zip code. Date The date line is used to indicate the date the letter was written. However, if your letter is completed over a number of days, use the date it was finished in the date line. When writing to companies within the United States, use the American date format. (The United States-based convention for formatting a date places the month before the day. For example: June 11, 2001. ) Write out the month, day and year two inches from the top of the page. Depending ...

The time you have decided for new job you have to meet new challenges. This is the time when you need to update your resume and to write a relevant cover letter. A cover letter must be impressive I order to get more information. Here is a sample interview cover letter: From; Parth Sharma B-12, Kamla Nagar, Delhi To: Mr. Ashok Singh Manager, City Constructions Pvt. Ltd., Carol Bagh, Delhi 25 th  June, 2010 Dear Mr. Singh, In response to your advertisement in the columns of “The Hindu” dated June 24 th , 2010. I have pleasure in offering my services for the post of a typist. I am enclosing my resume for your kind review. With my education, experience and skills I can be a suitable candidate for this post. I am a graduate in commerce from University of Delhi with 70% marks in accountancy and auditing. I have been practicing typing speed all along since my school days and at present I can type 80 words a minute with accuracy and neatness. I am also learning shorthand and I have picked ...

Summary: It is always great to get the news that you passed an interview and ad been selected for the job. Have you thought that it could be nice to write a “thank you “letter for your employer? It does not take too much effort, especially if you just rely on the sample given below: From: (Monika Kreyger) (45 Dverix STR, London) To: (HR-manager) (Artines corporations LTD) (15 Livens Road, London) 12 September 2010 Dear Mr. Fedder, It was very nice to meet you at the interview. I wish express my gratitude for selecting me for this vacancy of senior auditor in your company. I thank you for granting me this chance to apply my knowledge and skills to the benefit of your firm. I will do my best in order not to disappoint you. This job position was always my aim and I feel that I can be valuable for the company by doing senior auditor’s job. Your firm is the one I always wanted to work at considering its high reputation and experience. Thank you again for the trust. I am looking forward to s...