Recruitment Agency Cover Letter - 2 Examples To Help You

A Recruitment Agency Cover Letter is every bit as important as a job application letter sent directly to a prospective employer. You cannot cut corners just because the recruitment agency is dealing with lots of job application letters day in and day out. Ultimately the agent or recruitment consultant will be making a decision about whether your name gets on to the shortlist - and don't think that they will be any less critical because their commission depends upon them putting forward only the best candidates. These two examples should help you.

Incidentally, a lot of people say things like: "the recruitment agency will find me a job..." so I must dispel that myth right now.

The recruitment consultants or agency is paid by the hiring organization to find the right people for them; therefore they find people for jobs... they DO NOT find jobs for people.

So your Recruitment Agency Cover Letter must be as well thought out as any other cover letter you might write when replying to an advertised job vacancy they are handling and I've given you one example of such a letter on this page.

In addition you might also write a Recruitment Agency Cover Letter on an exploratory basis to find out if they are handling any job that suits your skills, and if they see a well written letter plus a strong CV, they may retain your details on file. How to be sure your CV is the best it can be.

Therefore I've also added an example of a letter that you could send to ask for the recruitment agency's assistance and for their consideration if anything suitable comes onto their books.

Recruitment Agency Cover Letter Request For Assistance

Mr Recruiter Consultant

ABC Recruitment Limited

1 Somewhere Lane
Wherever
Cheshire
CH7 2TA

16 March 2010

Dear Mr Recruiter

I am contacting you to see whether you can assist me in my next career move.

As a experienced Retail Manager with over 10 years experience in all aspects of retail management, with excellent customer service skills and sound business judgement, I am now seeking a new appointment.

To help you match me with any current position you are recruiting for, my background includes:

• Retail Manager for two shops, managing 2 team managers and 20 staff; acting Duty Manager for ten units including retail, catering and forecourts.
• Increased sales year on year by 10% - managed stock levels and achieved stock take results of 0.8% loss.
• P & L Reporting, budget and financial planning, analysing sales figures and forecasting future sales volumes to maximise profits.
• Providing exceptional customer service at all times; responding to customer complaints and comments; ensuring standards for quality,
• customer service and health and safety are met.
• An effective team leader and team member ensuring that targets are always met and expectations exceeded.

With the broad retail management background experience I have gained, I am now ready to move into a challenging new position and will bring experience, energy and ambition to the role.

I have pleasure in enclosing my CV and I look forward to hearing from you as to whether you have a current or pending assignment that may fit my profile.

Thank you for your assistance.

Yours sincerely

James Cheshire

Enc: CV

Recruitment Agency Cover Letter: Advertised Job Vacancy

Woodbridge Mill, Box Corner, Box, Gloucestershire, GL5 8DS Tel: 01143 820008 chas.fender@virgin1.net

Mr. Peter French
Gardner Rombert
Zennet Buildings
Heavilee Street,
Parkway
Staffordshire,
ST33 6HB

20 March 2010

Dear Peter,

Group Finance Director (North West)

I wish to apply for the above appointment and attach my CV for your information and attention. I would very much like to meet and discuss my interest in this application when I believe I can also explain how my experience and abilities are directly relevant to the role that you describe.

To highlight just some of the areas where I can demonstrate my suitability I have:

• Considerable experience of change management in complex business environments. I have restructured Groups so that fiscally and operationally they best meet the objectives of Group strategy.

• Worked closely with my CEO developing strategy as part of the key leadership team and then building the financial and operational plans to fulfil that strategy. Frequently deputising for the CEO I then took responsibility for ensuring ongoing implementation.

• Current experience in reshaping an acquisition based in the North West having secured a significant contract with Network Rail to radically improve the communications infrastructure and thus efficiency.

• Developed funding allowing growth to occur whilst keeping tight overall control in investment and working capital. I also have much experience at setting up efficient cash pooling systems ensuring best utilisation of cash resources.

• Active involvement in acquisition strategies, followed by implementation from the acquisition itself through to ensuring subsequent business integration.

• Successfully ensured that subsidiary companies are able to remain within Group objectives.

As requested, my remuneration package includes a base salary of £130,000, car allowance of £11,400, bonus, pension, health assurances and other standard benefits.

I can be contacted at any time on my mobile number, 07186 5101527 and would be very pleased to have the opportunity to discuss this appointment.

Yours sincerely,

Charles Fender
Enc.

End of Recruitment Agency Cover Letter: Advertised Job Vacancy

So when you prepare your recruitment agency cover letter, you must treat is an an important part of your approach to the recruitment consultancy and use as much care as if it was going directly to the employer.

Having been a professional recruiter and headhunter myself, I can also tell you that the rule about creating a good first impression also counts here. Send in a sloppy cover letter, whether for a specifically advertised position or otherwise and you may find you never get considered again.

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