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Write Your Graduate Cover Letter With Confidence & Win The Job

Use This Cover Letter Layout To Write Your First Job Application Letter

The graduate cover letter below is there to give you some ideas of how best to express yourself and make the most of what you've learned. You can find all the expert careers advice you need in my Career Changer's Guide.

Most graduates won’t find the perfect job straight after graduation. There is sometimes a need for a period of adjustment and more often than not, that is when you will really begin your student job search.

You should use this period of transition to try out different jobs - you may have developed some useful skills on campus or in societies.

Take some time to find out what there is out there and don't rush straight into the first job that comes along.

Before you begin to write your first 'graduate cover letter', you should consider what you really need for your own personal fulfillment and what you want from your working life so that you can begin to build a solid foundation for your career. When you're ready you may also need an idea of how to write your CV so check this Graduate CV sample which you can copy if it will help you. Alternatively you can get me to write your CV for you.

A Graduate Cover Letter




27 Appleton Meadows
Wetherby
WY12 3BU
S. Yorkshire
01127 456789

Mr. James Court
Yorkshire Investments Ltd.
39 Bedford Way
Leeds
LS23 4DD

4 October 2008


Dear Mr. Court

Insurance Telesales Operator

Having an outgoing personality, plus a total of 4 months successful vacation sales experience, and my recently completed degree, I am confident of being a strong candidate for a position of an Insurance Telesales Operator for Yorkshire Investments Limited.

I have recently graduated from the University of Leicester with a degree in English & Marketing, where I was president of both the Business Leaders of Tomorrow group and the University Marketing Society.

Although a recent graduate, I do not consider myself typical. I attended college in Cheshire and in Manchester and I supported myself by working at jobs in local radio advertising sales, magazine subscription sales, and bar-keeping work. All of these jobs have enhanced my interpersonal and sales skills and rounded out my formal education.

In each case my employers were delighted with my skill and abilty to engage the client and make successful and sustained sales.

I believe I have the maturity, skills, and abilities to establish a career in insurance sales with Yorkshire Investments, and living close to home in Yorkshire would be a real added bonus.

I will be available to attend interview any time this month, and I'd really welcome the opportunity of discussing this position with you. If I may, I will follow up this letter with a brief phone call to see if we can arrange a time to meet.


Yours Sincerely

Michelle Barnes




Graduate Cover Letter ends...

The most effective graduate cover letter is one which is kept short and concise. Keep it simple, don't try to say too much and above all be polite and enthusiastic.


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Cover Letters that get you interviews are the MOST essential part of your job search and application process. And you need to realize that your letter is not just something to send with your Resume - it is your SALES letter!

Understand this: If you are writing to anybody for a job, whether the job has been advertised or not, your cover letter is more important than your CV or Resume; so if you want a successful career move you cannot afford to get this wrong.

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You can also get 23 Pre-Written Cover Letter Examples and cover letter writing guide which cover every situation, which comes as part of my Career Changer's Guide.

The graduate cover letter example above should get you off to a great start, but experiment with your own words until it sounds just right.

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