Ethnic Recruitment Directory Covering letter

A good letter can cut through the competition:

it can make the employer want to talk to you;
it can introduce them to your personality and your commitment to them;
it can demonstrate your written communication skills. next page >>

Introduce yourself with a Covering letter

If an employer requests a CV to apply for a position you should always include a covering letter. This is your opportunity to introduce yourself and explain your suitability.

Writing a covering letter
The covering letter is an important method of communication. It can provide a chatty and friendly view of personal events to people, or it can be a formal document offering factual information to people you have not met. Letters are tangible and its presentation and layout are as important as content.

Letters have a standard format, if you are writing to a named person then it is 'Yours sincerely', if you write Dear Sir/Madam the correct ending is 'Yours faithfully'.