Lecture 20 - Format and Intro of a Cover Letter

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First and foremost, it must include your name, your email, address your phone number at the top of the page, typically on the right hand side. So in your template, your contact details will be on the top right hand side. So you put your name and your contact details there. And you don't have to give your postal address but you do need to include at least an email and the phone number and if you'd wish to include a postal address, obviously, include one, your email once again, emphasize this point has to be a professional email. So don't use hot bay@gmail.com. Don't use Dragon 1999 for instance, so you want to use john smith 1986 at gmail.com example.

Yep, if you don't have one Make sure you go make one. So use Gmail outlook live.com many ones out there that one a free and to look professional. So Secondly, you need to put in the name of the employer and the contact person's full name. And this should be on the left hand side now right under your contact details on the left hand side which is my left your right, you want to put dear recruiter dear Miss Sophie Wiggins, and this is addresses directly to the person that is the hiring or considering, you know, getting you through that interview stage into the interview stage. And this should be important as it shows a personal touch and detail and that you're willing to go the extra mile to get this job. So that's the name of employment the context person's full name should be addressed directly to them.

So not like hi it should be dia try to avoid using to whom it may concern if you have trouble finding out this information who to address you call the company and ask you'd be surprised how willing they are to give this information how impressed they are that you show initiative. So under this particular sessions after you've said hello dear Miss Sophia Wiggins, company x x j, you meant to say this is regarding a certain topic. So for instance, if you're applying for a casual retail sales assistant, then you would say a reference line saying ri r e regarding semi colon application for casual retail sales assistant position. So in your case, might be applying for a junior level, entry level finance analyst position. This is what you Right regarding a semi colon application for junior financial analysts entry level position at x x g company.

Then after you've done this you want at least a line by itself to introduce yourself, and this is your opening paragraph. I'm writing to apply for the recently advertised position. And this is meant to introduce the reader. So the person right reading letter as to the reasons why you are writing a letter to them. And now this is going to be brief history of you hear the details.

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