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 ...

To, The Correspondent, Theora School of Fine Arts, #10, Castle ford, West Yorkshire, London, WF10 27 th   February 2012 Subject: Authorization letter to release personal information of Student to University Officials Dear Sir/Madam, My son Master. Roderick who is studying in your school of fine arts bearing admission number 121212 is applying to University of England for his higher studies. The University officials have requested to get the official information of my ward from your  school. The information thus obtained will be used to finalize the eligibility list of the candidates chosen for the program. I hereby authorize you to kindly provide all the official details of my son which includes student name, addresses, e-mail address, and grades when the University officials contact you for the same. I also request you not to provide these personal details of my son to any person other than the authorized officials from the University. Thanking You. Yours Sincerely, Heather S...

Invitation letter is your personal approach to those who are very close to you and you want them to be a part of your joyous moments. The invitation letter should have all the information about the wedding occasion in a very precise manner. As it is a kind of personal invitation so it should give the reader a feeling of closeness. Here is a sample of Indian Wedding Invitation Letter: From: Usha & Shrish Purohit B-12, Shakti Nagar, Delhi. To: Mr. & Mrs. Pankaj Bhantia H.No-78, Race Course Circle, Coimbatore. 19 th  April, 2010. Dear Pankaj, We cordially invite you and your family to our daughter Deepali’s wedding with Ashish, son of Mr. L.K. Mohan on May 23 rd , 2010. We would highly appreciate your esteem presence on this joyous occasion. As you are a part of our family so your presence are highly commendable 3 or 4 days prior to the wedding day. The venue for the wedding ceremony is Pearl Banquet near Mall Plaza at Dwarka in New Delhi. A formal invitation card will be sent...

Summary: A good introduction letter is just as good as a personal introduction. It depends on how you have written it for it to sound personal as well as professional. If you are about to write an introduction letter to a client, here is a sample that we have made for this purpose. To, Peter Coffin, CEO, Coffin Ltd., Canada Dear Mr Coffin, First of all, I would like to introduce myself, I am Anthony Bark and I am currently the General manger of Diamond Furniture in Ottawa. Our company’s specialization is top of the line furniture and we offer various lines of products at very low prices. To mention some of our customers, we have Ottawa Homes, Star Power and the newest one is a mall that has just started. I am writing you this letter in order to give you some information concerning our business aim of building relationship with other firms to establish a network. Enlosed herewith is a run down of the services that we offer and some of our achievements in the industry for your reference....

Marriage is the union of two souls, two minds, and two families and in fact it is a union of different worlds. Everyone wants his/her friends to be a part of this auspicious occasion which is the most wonderful day of his/her life. Apart from the wedding invitation card, one should give a personal invitation letter to one’s friends, as it gives an impression of close association with friends. The invitation letter will be of informal type with a warm starting. Give complete information including the time, date and venue of the wedding. In the end ask for the confirmation. Here is a sample Indian Marriage Invitation Letter for a Friend: C / Alberto Sols-32, Alicante, Spain. 19 th  April, 2010, Dear Marisol, With immense pleasure I would like to invite you to share my happiness as I tie the pious string of marriage with Rajat. We would be greatly honored by your presence at our wedding which is on May 23 rd , 2010. As we have planned to get married in the traditional style, so the ve...

A standard and professional format of writing a covering letter puts a great impression on the reader. A covering letter should contain all the important information about you. It is better to send a typed letter than hand written. Here is a sample covering letter lecturer: From: Aisha Barclay #57, Madison and Park Avenue, Vinegar Hills, New York To: Father Basil Edward College of Commerce and Management, Bushwick, New York 24 th  June, 2010 Dear Father Edward, I have the honor to apply for the post of lecturer in economics advertised in the New York Times of 21 st  June, 2010. It will be my pleasure to work with an elite institute. I have enclosed my resume for your kind perusal and would like to brief it. My education comprises of a bachelor and a master degree in economics and I am perusing PhD in the same. My thesis has been submitted and I am waiting for the degree to be awarded. During my research I deeply studied the share market economy and its dependency on the foreig...

Always remember that your cover letter is the most important of all for your job search. A cover letter is the one that will get you an interview, so it is essential to write it in a proper manner. When you are applying for a legal job then make sure that your cover letter is explainable enough with all the right and evident information about your career. Also include the points which show your difference. Here is a sample legal job cover letter: From: Rick Martin #1, Lincoln Street, Great Neck, New York To: Mr. Nicolas Harper Director, Alpha Inc., Parker Road, New York 15 th  June, 2010 Dear Mr. Harper, I am writing with reference to your advertisement posted on EmploymentNews.com for the post of law advisor. As I gone through the posting, I found that my experience is the right match to this post. I have an experience of seven years as a law advisor. During all these years I handled all the responsibilities of an advisor and advised and handled all the legal part of the company. ...

Summary: This sample resignation letter pertains to a sales person who gives notice of his resignation to the company with the relevant information, such as period of notice and last working day. The contents are concise and the style is courteous to enable a good parting ambience to all parties involved. Morgan Fairley 55 Hill Street WOODSDALE TAS 7120 24th July 2010 Dear Ms. Forbes RE: Notice of Resignation I am tendering my letter of resignation today, as a salesman from your esteemed company, Better Deals Limited. I am giving a week’s notice with my last working day on 31 st  July 2010. I am moving on to Great Works Company on August 1 st 2010. All my duties have been covered as of yesterday with other outstanding projects being passed on to my colleague, John Hughes. All relevant information on the outstanding projects will also be furnished for a smooth handover. I will continue to assist the company responsibly at this notice period. Please inform me of any outstanding admin...

Summary: Party can be of types one is peronal parties and other is social parties most of the people attend social parties. If you need to send party invitation then write this letter. A party invitation letter is a personal communication that can make important people know that you are expecting them for the event. A good letter contains all the necessary information about the party. If you dont know how to start that invitation letter then refer to the sample letter we have made for you. 101 Sunflower Street, Ohio January 10, 2009 Dear (Mikha), With great honor, we would like to request for your presence on this coming (Sunday), (15th January) at (3:00PM) for the (14th birthday of Jessica). The venue for the said event will be at the (Victoria’s garden restaurant) and dress code will be (casual attire). We wish that you will find time for you to be present on the party. Please let us know whether you can or cannot join us for whatever reason. Contact me at my phone number as soon as ...

Many students take leave from college because of many reasons. The reason can vary from family functions or problems, any health related problems, important and personal problems. The format of writing the college leave letter is the same but there should be little more added details in a college leave letter like your roll number, department and other personal details related to college. Take a look at the following sample college leave letter to understand better. Letter: 8 th  March 2010 To, The Principal, Sarabah College of Technology, Arasambatti, Chennai. Respected Sir, I am Michelle Johnson studying in III year Information Technology in your college. My Student ID number is IT20070934. I am writing this letter to inform you that I am going to undergo a small surgery this 12 th  March, 2010 to remove stones formed in my kidney. In addition, doctors advised to take complete bed rest for one week after surgery. So, I kindly request you to understand my situation and grant ...

Summary: This is a sample of a simple resignation letter that is written very concisely, stating just the essential information such as the letter’s intent (resignation), position and the notice period as required in a contractual agreement. A simple request for the responsibilities to be passed over is made. From: Lewis L. Morning 4061 Rafe Lane Noxapater, MS 39346 To: Caleb Haszler 1102 Frosty Lane East Syracuse, NY 13057 12 th  May 2010 Dear Mr. Haszler Please accept my resignation as the Office Manager from your esteemed organization. We worked together for a long time and it was nice experience to work in this professional and highly reputed firm. I am leaving company for certain reasons and I believe that you will consider them. They are some personal matters and I got another good job to join. I am writing this letter you clear all the things between two of us. According to my contract, I am giving one month’s notice as from today. Kindly arrange to relieve me of my responsi...