Choices 2012

Covering letters

An employer may ask you to send a covering letter with your CV. The purpose of a covering letter is to show how the experience on your CV relates to their vacancy and to highlight why they should employ you. You must send out a new covering letter for each new job for which you apply. This is so you can show you have researched that company and say why you are applying to them in particular.

DEAN

Some useful tips:

Example covering letter

123 Low Road Uxbridge XA1 9ZA
Mr Evans Customer Services Manager Telephone Solutions Harvard House High Street Hammersmith London W6 6TA
1st August 2011

Dear Mr Evans,

Ref: Customer Services Officer

I wish to apply for the above position, as advertised in the One Stop Shop.

I left school in July and would like to work in a customer service based apprenticeship. As I have stated in my enclosed CV, I really enjoyed working in an office environment for my school work experience and I am keen to start a career, but I would also like to gain more qualifications. Your vacancy offers both practical work experience and the chance to gain qualifications.

My school work experience at ASP Insurance involved a variety of office duties. I am already experienced at using Microsoft Office as we used many different applications at school. I gained other skills such as emailing and taking customer phone calls. As I am a friendly person, I worked well with everyone in the team. I turned up on time every day and completed all the tasks given to me. The staff at ASP Insurance were pleased with all aspects of my work and said I would be suited to an office career.

As my CV shows, I have been involved in my local youth theatre for many years. This involves team working skills as I have been involved in lots of productions, working with other actors, the director and technical crew. Attending rehearsals and learning lines in my spare time shows that I have dedication and good time management skills, as I have had to combine this with completing all my school coursework.

The Customer Services Officer vacancy sounds exactly like the role I am looking for. I look forward to hearing from you. Please contact me if you need any further information.

Yours sincerely,

Russel Smith

Russell Smith