Searching for cover letter ?

A cover letter or covering letter is a letter of introduction attached to, or accompanying another document such as a résumé or curriculum vitae.

Job seekers frequently send résumés or employment applications as attachments to a cover letter, by way of introducing themselves to recruiters or prospective employers and indicating their interest in the positions. Employers may look for individualized and thoughtfully written cover letters to screen applicants who are not sufficiently interested in their position or who lack the required writing skills.

Cover letters are generally one page at most in length, divided into a header, introduction, body, and closing.

• Header. Cover letters use standard business letter style, with the sender's address and other information, the recipient's contact information, and the date sent after either the sender's or the recipient's address. Following that is an optional reference section (e.g. "RE: Internship Opportunity at Global Corporation") and an optional transmission note (e.g. "Via Email to jobs@globalcorp.net"). The final part of the header is a salutation (e.g., "Dear Hiring Managers").

• Introduction. The introduction briefly states the specific position desired, and is designed to catch the employer's immediate interest.

Cover letters may also serve as marketing devices. Cover letters are used in connection with many business documents such as loan applications, contract drafts and proposals, and executed documents. They may serve the purpose of trying to catch the reader's interest or persuade the reader of something, or they may simply be an inventory or summary of the documents included along with a discussion of the expected future actions the sender or recipient will take in connection with the documents.