About how to write a cover letter:
Please read Carefully!
Have a friend, instructor, family member, or other trusted individual to review your CV before submitting it. Before they read your CV or resume, make sure they have read the job description.
What do they see as being powerful or weak?
Have you forgotten something positive?
Does your employment history on the CV accurately represent it?
Content for cover letter:
- You must prepare a cover letter for each application, so customize it to the job.
- Do not reuse your resume. Show character, curiosity, and interest in the field you are applying for in your cover letter.
- Don’t limit yourself to writing about yourself; use the cover letter to tell the company why you want to work for them and what they will get out of employing you.
- In the letter, use vacancy/job-specific keywords.
- Share a success that demonstrates your ability to handle the issues the company is facing.
- Express passion by demonstrating your drive and interest in a certain area of the work or the company, but avoid being overly flattering.
- Explain why you share the same values by referencing the organization’s mission and guiding principles, especially for NGOs.
Guideline for the Format of the Cover letter:
- Be brief. Maximum 1 page, usually 3 paragraphs.
- Hundreds of applications for jobs are sent to employers. An employer won’t read your cover letter if it is too long.
- Make sure to proofread and spell-check your letter. Use the grammar and spelling checker.
- Use brief phrases and provide space between paragraphs.
- Make sure your cover letter has the exact month, date, company name, job title, and name of the person to whom you are submitting the application at the top.
- Use simply formatting for your CV.
