Cover Letter for a Job Application

The Cover Letter for a Job Application is a formal letter addressed to a prospective employer about the job applicant's interest in the employer's employment. In most cases, a cover letter is required when making an application for employment to outline the important information required in a job application.

In this document, the form filler will be required to provide the name, address, email address and phone number of the job applicant, the name, address of the prospective employer and if the employer is an organization, the position of the person whom the letter will be addressed to (for example, the human resources manager), the role or position the job applicant is applying for, the job applicant's core skills and accomplishment that makes the job candidate a good fit for the job they are applying for.

How to use this document

Depending on the requirement of the prospective employer, this document may be delivered by hand or electronically.

If the job applicant is required to deliver this document by hand, after filling this form, the job applicant should sign the document and deliver to the prospective employer together with a copy of their CV or resume and other necessary documents required by the prospective employer and keep a copy of the document for record purposes.

If it is to be delivered electronically, the document may be adapted in an electronic form and sent electronically. If successful, the job applicant may receive an Employment Offer

Applicable laws

There are no laws regulating the content and use of cover letters of job application, it is only a thing of common practice by most employers for record purposes.

How to modify the template

You fill out a form. The document is created before your eyes as you respond to the questions.

At the end, you receive it in Word and PDF formats. You can modify it and reuse it.