A cover letter should not repeat your CV line by line. Its job is to explain why your experience is relevant to one specific role and give the hiring manager a reason to continue reading.
Keep it short and job-specific
For most applications, three to five short paragraphs are enough. Use the company name and target role when you know them, and focus on the experience that is most relevant to that vacancy.
A simple cover-letter structure
- Opening: State the role you are applying for and one clear reason your background is relevant.
- Evidence: Connect two or three real skills, responsibilities, or achievements from your CV to the job requirements.
- Fit: Explain why the role or company interests you without using generic praise.
- Closing: End professionally and invite the employer to discuss your application.
Example opening
Example: “I am applying for the Customer Service Executive role. In my current work I regularly handle time-sensitive customer requests, coordinate with teams, and solve delivery issues, which closely matches the service and communication responsibilities in your vacancy.”
What to avoid
- Sending exactly the same letter to every company.
- Writing a full-page autobiography.
- Using claims such as “I am the perfect candidate” without evidence.
- Copying the job description and presenting its requirements as your own experience.
- Leaving another company's name in a reused cover letter.
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Read the letter once as if you were the employer. Check the company name, role, contact details, spelling, and every factual claim. A shorter accurate letter is stronger than a longer letter filled with unsupported statements.