Cover letters

A cover letter is worth writing when it says something the resume does not: why this team, and one piece of proof. These guides are specific to the job, and the sample paragraph is an example, not a real letter. Follow-up and how to read a posting are in the job search guides.

• Software engineerOpen on the system you want to own, then one proof point.
• Data analystName the decision in their posting, then one analysis you already did.
• NurseName the unit and the license, then one part of care you already do.
• Marketing managerName their audience and the channel you have already run.
• Sales representativeSay what you sold, to whom, and whether their motion is one you know.
• Customer service representativeName their channel and a problem type you have already handled.
• AccountantName the part of the close they need and the part you have owned.
• Project managerName their kind of delivery and the artifact you already kept.
• TeacherName their grade and subject, and the certificate you would teach under.
• Graphic designerPoint at one relevant piece and say what you owned in the file.
• Product managerName their user and one decision you already made.
• Financial analystName the artifact they need and the closest one you have built.
• Human resources managerName their workforce and the process you have already run.
• Operations managerName their operation and the lever you have already pulled.
• Business analystName their process and the requirement you already wrote.
• UX designerName their workflow and one handoff you already made.
• Mechanical engineerName their hardware and the drawing or test you already owned.
• ElectricianState the license and whether their work matches the setting you know.
• Administrative assistantName the office and one system you already keep.
• Warehouse associateState the task, the shift, and the equipment you can run.
• PharmacistName the license, the setting, and one duty you already perform.
• Physical therapistName the setting, the caseload, and the license you would practice under.
• Social media managerName their kind of account and what you already write or reply to.
• Executive assistantName the kind of principal and one decision you already make.
• Civil engineerName their facility type and the sheets or field duty you have owned.
• RecruiterName the role family they hire and whether you have sourced it.
• Cybersecurity analystName their queue and the closest alert you have already handled.
• ChefName their service and the station or menu you already run.
• ParalegalName their practice area and a document you already draft under review.
• Retail store managerName their store format and the schedule or hiring duty you already run.
• Data scientistName the decision they want supported, then one analysis you already stood behind.
• Data engineerName the pipeline they depend on, then one you already kept fresh.
• Web developerName the kind of site they need and one you already shipped.
• Frontend developerName their interface and one screen you already built.
• Backend developerName the service they need and one failure you already handled.
• DevOps engineerName their deploy path and a rollback you could already do.
• QA engineerName the product risk and one bug or suite you already owned.
• IT support specialistName their desk and a ticket type you already close.
• Digital marketing specialistName their channel and one campaign you already ran.
• Customer success managerName their stage and one onboarding or renewal you already owned.
• Account managerName the book they want held and one renewal you already ran.
• BookkeeperName the books they need and one close task you already own.
• Office managerName their workplace and one vendor, desk, or move you already ran.
• ReceptionistName their desk and one scheduling or visitor task you already do.
• CashierName their lane and one register duty, including a rule you enforce.
• BaristaName their bar and one station or rush you already work.
• ServerName their service style and one section you already run.
• Security guardName the post type, armed or unarmed, and one duty you already do.
• Real estate agentName their market and whether you have represented buyers, sellers, or both.
• Flight attendantName their operation and the cabin role you have held, including safety.
• Medical assistantName the clinic and one rooming task you already do under your credential.
• Dental hygienistName the practice and the license, then one operatory duty you already do.
• Nurse practitionerName the patients and the certification, then a visit type you already do.
• Pharmacy technicianName their setting and your registration, then one filling duty you already do.
• Lab technicianName their bench and one specimen or instrument duty, including a quality check.
• Truck driverName the freight, the license, and whether you have driven their kind of route.
• Construction managerName their project type and one lever you already hold.
• HVAC technicianName the setting and the license, then one system you already service.
• PlumberName their setting and the license, then one system you already repair.
• WelderName their process and material, then a qualification you already hold.