What can you bring? Why are you special? Share how your past experiences could help the company being applied for.
After researching the company, what do you find interesting? This shows that you are interested in the company by investing time to do your research and to think of a connection between you and the company. Here you should avoid stating WHAT they do, but more what do you THINK of what they do. Imagine your drawing is your company, when you show me your drawing, you would want to know what I really think about it. People are interested in how others see you, in this case, the company’s hiring committee.
Call to action! Always end conservation with call to action to give it a direction. This may help with more timely responses. 3-5 sentences will do.
Feel free to change the order around, but these are some essentials that could be included in the cover letter.
Hello! My name is […]. I have been doing […] for […] years. Over that time, I’ve worked with teams and on contracts doing […] and gaining highly technical knowledge about […]. I believe this aligns very well with the description of the […] role because […].
Congratulations on your recent success to secure the […] funding! After going through your mission statement and values, I’d love to get a chance to be a part of this initiative and help in creating […]. And with my skills in […] and my constant wanting to learn, I believe I can help to expand the business by doing […].
Looking forward to hearing back from you to learn more and to discuss opportunities to work together!
Best Regards,
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