[Today’s Date]
[341 Company Address]
Company City, State xxxxx
(xxx) xxx-xxxx
[hiring.manager@gmail.com]
Dear Mr./Mrs./Ms. (Manager’s Name),
I’m contacting you regarding your advertisement for the Human Resources opening listed on your website. My interest in this position stems from my belief that I have the right combination of relevant staffing experience, communication skills, and high levels of organization that make me a superb candidate.
To date I feel my strongest abilities are:
- Increasing employee retention by rigorously maintaining a positive work environment
- Developing targeted outreach recruitment programs to recruit the best talent and meet all departmental hiring requirements
- Creating user-friendly application forms and questionnaires to be used by the organization during staff recruitment and interviewing.
- Arbitrating labor disputes in collaboration with the legal department.
I consider myself to be a dedicated and dependable individual who possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills. I feel that a relationship with your company would be mutually beneficial, as my educational background, HR experience, and qualifications would make me a perfect fit for your Human Resources position, and would also allow me to refine my skills in a new working environment.
In closing, I would like to thank you for your time and attention, and I hope to have the chance to discuss the opening with you in person.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
Samuel Samex Elaigwu
This is awesome and concise, thank you
Resume Genius
Hi Samuel,
Glad we could be of help! Good luck with your job hunt.
-The RG Team
Cass
What if they ask for a cover letter on the application online. All these examples are for if one is contacting a recruiter directly, but most job postings ask for a cover letter to be submitted or written when applying along with the candidate’s resume. What’s the best approach to put there?
Resume Genius
Hi Cass,
Even when you are attaching a cover letter to an online application, it should still be written using a professional business letter format like our examples.
This includes having the company address and name of the hiring manager (even though it’s being sent online).
This type of formal letter format is considered to the most professional, and if you don’t use it when submitting your cover letter and resume – even in online applications – you will be viewed as unprofessional and your application will likely be rejected.
You can read our article for more information on formal business letter format.
Good luck with your application!
-The RG Team
Paul Mark Joseph Nazareno Duco
This one is helpful. Thank you so much.
Samuel Johns
Hi Paul,
Glad to be of service. Best of luck.
—The RG Team