The document provides guidance on what to include in a cover letter when applying for a job. It recommends including: 1) A letter head with your name, address and contact details. 2) The recipient's details and an introduction to the purpose of the letter. 3) The body of the text outlining your relevant skills and qualifications and why you are suited for the role. The document also provides tips for writing clearly with the correct formatting, spelling and punctuation. Cover letters should be tailored to the specific role and industry.

1. Creating a cover letter is very important when
applying for a job. Especially if you're looking
to get into that specific industry.

2. What should I put in my CV?
So, what do you have to take into consideration?
• Letter head
• Recipient details
• Opening the letter
• The Purpose
• An outline of skills and qualifications
• A statement on why you're perfect for the role
• Closing the letter
• Signature

3. What should I put in my CV?
So, what do you have to take into consideration?
• A letter head should include various elements, these should be
about you and be easy to understand.
• The letter head should include:
• Name
• Address
• Contact Details:
– Phone Number
– Email

4. 1. The letter head!

5. What should I put in my CV?
SKILLS THAT CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE
EMPLOYER This is an example of the Letter Head and the
recipient's name and address

6. 2. The Introduction

7. What should I put in my CV?
• The body of the text should be between 10-12pt and should use a
consistent font style throughout, such as Arial or Times New
Roman.
• Make sure you address the recipient properly, be sure to use the
correct title (Mrs., Mr., Dr., etc). If you're not sure who to address
you can use "Dear Sir or Madam" and/or "To Whom It May
Concern".
• Next up is the content of the letter. The purpose inwhich you are
writing the letter should be covered first.

8. 3. Body Text

9. What should I put in my CV?
From here you should write all skills related to the task, if applying for an IT
job, you should primarily focus on explaining your IT related skills where as
applying for a manual labour job you would avoid IT and discuss skills you
have in that sector.
Lastly, the closing part of the letter should be a formal goodbye for example:

10. 3. Signing the letter

11. What should I put in my CV?
• Include your main contact detail and information on any other files included.

12. What should I put in my CV?
Remember:
• Always check your spelling.
• Avoid colloquial writing
• Avoid Incorrect Punctuation
• Read your letter out loud
• Re-read the letter a few hours
after writing it