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kimothy1989 · Newbie Joined: 24 Jun 2008 Posts: 1 Career Advice: +0/-0

Hi all

I hope you can help me?
I am curently in a temperey job and am looking for perminant work.
I have found the perfect job but i need a cover letter but as this is the first cover letter i have had to write i am pretty clueless
I have tried my best to write but need some advice, i have copied in below the bulk of my cover letter. can anyone give me any tips or pointers

thanks in advance

Kim

I am Writing in response to your recent job advertisement on the Job Centre Website for the position of Office Trainee.

I am very enthusiastic about what I do and would like to further my skills. I am computer literate as I have completed a Key Skills Level 2 in information and communication technology course and also a DiDA Course. I have only 6 months experience of administration but would like to further develop this into a career and think this job would be the perfect way of furthering myself.

Currently, I work for City Of York Council as a temporary administrator. From this job I have learnt that I can work well under pressure, work both as a team and individually. I can also organise my work to make me more efficient. Whilst in this position I have helped to organise the office to make it a more pleasant place to work. I have put forward ideas to make the admin team more efficient and also made these ideas work.

Thanks for taking the time to read my application and hope to see you soon.

lexa10881 · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:37 am Post subject:

You need to format it just like a real letter, and try to find out who the actual person is that will be reading it. A cover letter is like a marketing tool, meant to 'sell yourself' to the employer and tell them why you are better than other people who may have applied for the job.

http://www.cvtips.com/how_to_write_a_cover_letter.html

cv · Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:30 am Post subject:

Here you can find actual samples:
http://www.cvtips.com/cover_letter_samples.html
Are you going to send this by email or by postal mail ?

If you can give us more details about the job vacancy we can better custom the cover letter.

Roshni Poddar · Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:15 am Post subject: Re: Cover letter

I feel your letter is not apt...Its not giving any indication that you have written a cover letter to your future employer... Sad

cruz · New User Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 8 Career Advice: +0/-0

Hi Kim,

I think you should remove this line "I have only 6 months experience of administration but would like to further develop this into a career and think this job would be the perfect way of furthering myself." It is not a good idea to draw attention to your lack of experience and even though you hope to get something out of the job, the cover letter is more about how the employer will benefit. Play up your accomplishments and maybe say something like "In only 6 months, I successfully ..."

Good luck!

lexa10881 · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:06 am Post subject:

See if the basic guidelines in this cover letter article helps you out. Notice there are also links on the left as well as some templates for help in making your cover letter.

http://www.cvtips.com/how_to_write_a_cover_letter.html

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