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General Job-Search Cover Letter Samples & Templates:

• Cover Letter Sample #1: Internship Cover Letter
• Cover Letter Sample #2: Recent College Grad Cover Letter
• Cover Letter Sample #3: Referral Cover Letter
• Cover Letter Sample #4: Cold Contact Prospecting Cover Letter #1
• Cover Letter Sample #5: Cold Contact Cover Letter #2 [pdf]
• Cover Letter Sample #6: Classified Ad Response Cover Letter
• Cover Letter Sample #7: Two-Column Cover Letter
• Cover Letter Sample #8: Email Cover Letter
• Cover Letter Sample #9: Cover Letter in Response to Salary Requirement Request
• Cover Letter Sample #10: Military Transition Cover Letter
• Cover Letter Sample #11: Career Change Cover Letter (coming soon)
• Cover Letter Sample #12: Cover Letter to Recruiters/Headhunters
• Cover Letter Sample #13: Sample Story-Based Cover Letter #1 (based on the e-book, Storytelling that Propels Careers)
• Cover Letter Sample #14: Sample Story-Based Cover Letter #2 (based on the e-book, Storytelling that Propels Careers)
• Cover Letter Sample #15: Sample Story-Based Cover Letter #3 (based on the e-book, Storytelling that Propels Careers)

Note: The cover letter samples below are in PDF format and require a program such as Adobe Acrobat Reader to be opened and read:

Mid-Manager and Higher Job-Search Cover Letter Samples:

• Cover Letter Sample #16. Cover Letter for Sales Manager: Defense Sales: In his cover letter, the job-seeker employs a bulleted list of his top sales accomplishments.
• Cover Letter Sample #17. Cover Letter for Consumer Marketing, Trade Marketing, Channel Marketing Executive: In this invited cover letter, the job-seeker relates her qualifications to the requirements of the advertised position.
• Cover Letter Sample #18. Cover Letter for Human Resources Director: The job-seeker shows a firm grasp of the human-resources field and the employer’s needs in his letter.
• Cover Letter Sample #19. Cover Letter for Executive General Manager: The job-seeker draws a clear connection between his qualifications and the employer’s needs.
• Cover Letter Sample #20. Cover Letter for Senior Operations Executive: In her concise letter, the job-seeker paints a powerful picture of what she could bring to the employer.
• Cover Letter Sample #21. Cover Letter for Senior Director of R&D: The job-seeker uses word bullets to emphasize her value proposition.
• Cover Letter Sample #22. Cover Letter for Information Technology Senior Manager: The job-seeker uses a cover-letter format that enables her to showcase testimonials from her current boss.
• Cover Letter Sample #23. Cover Letter for Information Technology Senior/Executive Manager: The job-seeker conveys his personality and working philosophy in this letter.
• Cover Letter Sample #24. Cover Letter for CIO/Information Technology Executive: The job-seeker’s letter is a followup to earlier communication with the recipient. He connects himself with the employer through his past association as a student in the university system.
• Cover Letter Sample #25. Cover Letter for Venture Capital/Private Equity Associate: The job-seeker’s uninvited letter leverages his knowledge of current events affecting his targeted company.
• Cover Letter Sample #26. Cover Letter for Offshore Banking/Investments Executive: In this uninvited cover letter, the job-seeker effectively uses a bulleted section.
• Cover Letter Sample #27. Cover Letter for Training Executive: The job-seeker amplifies her resume’s testimonial format in her cover letter.
• Cover Letter Sample #28. Cover Letter for Training Manager: The job-seeker carries his branding through to his cover letter, with the letter’s design echoing, though not replicating, his resume design.
• Cover Letter Sample #29. Cover Letter for Healthcare Trainer: The job-seeker relates her qualifications specifically to the requirements of an advertised position by using verbiage directly from the job posting in a bulleted list.
• Cover Letter Sample #30. Cover Letter for Executive Director for Tourism: The job-seeker employs an unusually direct format of mostly bullet points for attention-getting and user-friendliness.
• Cover Letter Sample #31. Cover Letter for Executive Director of Statewide Board: The job-seeker uses the effective two-column format to vividly display his qualifications.
• Cover Letter Sample #32. Cover Letter for International Trade Executive: The job-seeker draws a clear connection between his background and the requirements of an advertised position.
• Cover Letter Sample #33. Cover Letter for Legal Counsel: The attorney’s cover letter amplifies her resume’s effectiveness in positioning her for the desired job.

 

New College Grad Internship, Grad School, and Job-Search Cover Letter Samples:

• Cover Letter Sample #34: International investments cover letter: This college grad makes a strong case for his Unique Selling Proposition in his cover letter.
• Cover Letter Sample #35: Medical-equipment sales cover letter: This college grad uses her cover letter to tell the employer what she seeks.
• Cover Letter Sample #36: Public-relations cover letter: This college grad uses her cover letter to convey her enthusiasm for public relations. Note that she makes a smart connection between her Spanish-language skills and the employer’s location.
• Cover Letter Sample #37: Healthcare consulting cover letter: This grad conveys his passion for the healthcare sector in his letter.
• Cover Letter Sample #38: Financial services cover letter: This college grad shows his knowledge and appreciation of the targeted employer in his cover letter.
• Cover Letter Sample #39: Summer analyst internship cover letter: This student focuses on his applicable skills and experience.
• Cover Letter Sample #40: Travel consultant cover letter: The new grad uses an attention-grabbing cover-letter opener and a reader-friendly bulleted style. The wording in the bullet points reflects wording in the ad to which the letter responds.
• Cover Letter Sample #41: Artist cover letter: A solid understanding of what is needed in the targeted job distinguishes this cover letter.
• Cover Letter Sample #42: IT programming cover letter: This college grad explains that she plans to relocate to the employer’s city.
• Cover Letter Sample #43: Customer-service cover letter: This grad does a great of blending his unusual language fluencies with his interest in customer service.

 

Storied Cover Letter Samples:

• Cover Letter Sample #44: Storied cover letter: Sample cover letter that uses Attention — Stimulate Deires — Reinforce with Reasons method for storied cover letter.

  Please note that additional sample cover letters can be found in our cover letter tutorial, as well as in various other articles and tutorials on this site.

Other Sample Job-Search Letters for Job-Seekers:

  Sample job interview thank-you letters are located in our Sample Thank-You Letters section of Quintessential Careers. Sample letters for networking, requesting an informational interview, and for other post-interview follow-up are located in the Sample Job-Search Letters section of Quintessential Careers.

Other Key Cover Letter Resources for Job-Seekers:

• Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tip Blog — free daily cover letter and resume writing tips.
• Job-Seeker Career and Job-Search Worksheets — including free cover letter worksheets to help you create a dynamic cover letter.

 

Go back to the Cover Letter Resources for Job-Seekers section of Quintessential Careers, where you will find a collection of the best cover letter tools and resources, including articles, tutorials, and more.

 

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