| As with CV writing, there are few firm
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| | few paragraphs - three or four ideally -
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| rules for producing a cover letter, only
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| | as their purpose is to provide a short
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| suggestions and guidelines. Despite a
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| | summary of how you meet the requirements
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| range of different suggestions and advice
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| | of the role and highlight the most
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| for composing one, one thing that is
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| | relevant parts of your CV. Limit your
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| agreed upon universally is that without a
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| | cover letter to a side of A4 and, if
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| good quality cover letter as an
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| | issuing a hard copy, print it onto the
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| accompaniment to your CV, the impact of
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| | same type of good quality paper as your
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| your application can be severely limited.
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| | CV.
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| It is important that you spend a
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| | In your first sentence, state who you are
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| sufficient amount of time writing your
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| | and why you are writing and, if you are
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| cover letter. This will allow you to
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| | applying for a specific job posting, cite
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| highlight the most relevant parts of your
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| | the title of the vacancy plus any
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| CV - those that make you most suitable
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| | reference number provided by the company.
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| for the role and entice potential
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| | If someone else has referred you to the
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| employers to read on. Remember that your
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| | organisation, include this in your
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| cover letter should answer the question,
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| | opening paragraph too. Be clear about why
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| "What can this person do for us?" This
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| | you are applying for that particular role
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| doesn't relate only to posted
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| | at that particular company.
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| applications; if you are emailing your CV
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| | Following on from your introduction, take
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| it is still crucial that you compose a
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| | up to three points of particular
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| cover letter that grasps the attention of
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| | relevance from your CV and provide
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| its recipient. The style of an emailed
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| | further details. Do not simply copy what
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| covering letter should mirror that of a
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| | you have already written in your CV -
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| posted application (avoid the temptation
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| | pick out the main highlights and
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| to adopt a casual tone when emailing your
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| | re-phrase them, expanding where
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| CV) this will ensure that you create a
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| | necessary, but try to keep this section
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| professional impression from the outset.
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| | to just one or two paragraphs.
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| Wherever possible, address your cover
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| | In your closing paragraph, reiterate your
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| letter to a specific person. Even if you
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| | enthusiasm for discussing how you meet
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| are sending your CV out on a speculative
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| | the requirements of the role during an
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| basis, you should try to find out the
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| | interview and thank the recipient for
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| name of the head of department or the HR
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| | their time. To finish, you have two
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| manager at the company that you are
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| | options; you can either make a commitment
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| applying to - a simple phone call to the
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| | to contacting them at a specified time
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| company's reception should be all that is
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| | and date for feedback about your
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| required to obtain this type of
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| | application or you can state that you
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| information. Letters addressed to 'Sir
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| | will await their response. If you do
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| Madam' will create a similar level of
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| | commit to contacting them again, ensure
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| interest to those you receive that are
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| | you do so. As with your CV, check (and
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| entitled 'Occupier' - highly impersonal
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| | double check) for spelling and
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| and much less likely to engage the reader
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| | grammatical errors. Your cover letter
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| of your application.
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| | should be as flawless as your CV.
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| Cover letters should be no longer than a
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