I am looking for a job after a career break due to maternity; I have 4.5 Years experience in HR/ IT recruitment. Since January 2010 I am not working due to child birth and care. Now I am looking actively for HR/ Recruitment Jobs.

Please help me out to write a suitable career break cover letter.

Reply by Peter Fisher

You have no need to mention the career break for childbirth and care as you are entitled to take time off for that reason.

A typical cover letter, which you would need to adapt with your own particular details would be like this cover letter example:

Career Break Cover Letter:

9 November 2011

Dear Sir

Re: Job Title, Date and Reference Number

Your advert for the above position is of particular interest as I am currently seeking a new position in HR and I am confident of having the skills and experience you require. Of the many things in my working career, all of them performed exceptionally well, I continue to be excited by working in all areas of Human Resources because I enjoy a challenge, fast pace and dealing with people at work.

I am an experienced and well qualified Human Resources and Recruitment Professional with excellent organizational ability and apply my communication skills with tact and diplomacy when dealing with people from different cultures and backgrounds. I am also good at managing high level workloads within strict deadlines and I am considered mature, energetic and hard-working as well as being able to maintain confidentiality in sensitive matters and display excellent judgement and initiative when required.

Within my attached CV you may note the following points which emphasise my suitability for this position:

• 4.5 years HR and recruitment experience in the UK and abroad developing, advising on and implementing policies relating to the effective use of personnel within both public sector and private organisations. Gained a broad range of generalist experience up to management level covering working practices and policies, recruitment, pay, conditions of employment and diversity.
  
  
• I possess excellent verbal and written communication skills with a well developed ability to deliver complex information to a wide range of audiences to gain buy in to new initiatives.
  My active listening skills help me to understand business and operational issues and enable me to build trust and credibility to assist line managers in understanding and implementing policies and procedures.
  
  
• Advanced organisational skills; prioritising and meeting deadlines; management of groups and teams; multi-tasking to manage a variety of different projects at any one time, whilst ensuring day-to-day activities run smoothly.
  
  
• I have an aptitude for team working and coordination and I ma highly effective as a team worker, coordinator and motivator with a strong ability to deal with a wide range of people and work on my own initiative as required.
  
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HR databases including People Soft.

I will be pleased to provide any additional information you may require and I look forward to meeting you if you wish to arrange an interview.

Thank you for your assistance.


Yours sincerely,



Your Name
enc: CV

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You should also read the cover letters section on the website where you will find many more Cover Letter Examples and lots of other examples of cover letters you can use to help you write a career break cover letter or for any other job application.

If you're going back to work in a different type of job, or starting a new career direction, then I recommend you also read career change CV and cover letter writing.