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Composing a covering letter

What is a covering letter?

• Covering letter is a document, which lets an applicant show himself (or herself) in a favorable light

Composing a covering letter

• First of all, you have to greet your recipient. The ways how to do it:
• Hello!
• Good afternoon!
• Dear mister director!

Composing a covering letter

• The second thing to be mentioned in the covering letter is what position you’re applying and how did you know about it.
• You can do it in the following phrases:
• I’m interested in the position of…
• I’ve recently seen a position of a…on your web-cite/in the newspaper, in the TV/radio advertisement.
• Your company is known as a leader in…

Composing a covering letter

• The third part of your letter must say why did you apply to this definite company. Here you can use the following clichés:
• I can describe myself as…
• I have…years of experience in the area…
• I am fluent in…

Composing a covering letter

• The last but one part you have to express gratitude to the HR for reading your CV. Some phrases you can do it are below:
• Thank you for the time you spend reading my CV;
• Thank you for your attention to my person
• I would be grateful if you can call me back.

Composing a covering letter

• The covering letter is to be finished by the following clichés:
• Best regards to you…(signature, name)
• Sincerely yours
• Trully yours
• signature.

Practical task

• Compose a covering letter to your CV