It's important to have your most basic financial need, an income, secured in these unprecedented times. Luckily, there are an astounding 1.29 million job vacancies in the United Kingdom according to the most recent data.

The current job market is the perfect environment for Britons looking for more suitable work.

An important part of applying for a new post is submitting your CV, and having a good CV secures an interview. To make your CV stand out, you need a good cover letter. Learn the elements of good cover letters by reading our 10 cover letter examples, or simply use one of the examples as a template for your CV.

• 1. General Cover Letter
  Knowing what a hiring manager looks at in a cover letter is important. In order, they want to know if you are qualified, that you'll be good at the job, and that you work well with others.
    Starting the cover letter with your qualifications or a personal introduction is the best bet. In your next paragraphs, you can detail your schooling, previous work experience, and achievements. Keep your paragraphs topical by having each one explain one of these aspects.
  In your last paragraph, you have the freedom to explain why you'll be good for the job and an asset to the company. Be sure to be enthusiastic throughout the letter, no matter how formal or informal it is.
  
  
• 2. New Entry Letter
  If you're fresh out of high school or university, you may not have a lot of work experience to brag about in your cover letter. That's why our first example is for cover letters you could use to apply for entry-level jobs at whichever company you want to work for. 
  Use your first paragraph to introduce yourself and establish your enthusiasm for the job, brand, or company you're applying to. Next, you can expand on education, relevant technical skills (like coding or advanced driving), as well as soft skills including precision or being an apt networker.
  
  
• 3. The Creative Letter
  The creative cover letter allows you to expose your competencies, experience, and personality without wasting the reader's time. Start by expressing your interest in the job directly. Also, describe your schooling and skills briefly in that first paragraph. 
  From that point on, you can expand on that initial information with a lighthearted tone. In a letter like this, "My husband wishes I'd just close the laptop and go to bed" is a great way of saying you often work at home. 
  End the letter with a paragraph about your achievements at your previous workplace, university, or school. After which you'll sign off with warm regards.
  
  
• 4. Professional Cover Letter
  When you have a unique set of skills and experience, there may be fewer jobs to suit your profile than there are for the student just starting out. You can actually see what the market looks like by using online resources and then start ruthlessly applying for the positions once you've found something you like.
  Using a professional cover letter is great for law, engineering, accounting, and other such professions. 
  Use formal language and avoid contractions. Present your 'argument' as to what makes you a good candidate in a structured manner. Open with previous experience, list your qualifications, and write a polite paragraph about the ways your skill set will benefit the firm.
  It's vital that you use formal formatting for the letter's layout.
  
  
• 5. Internship Letter
  When a firm gets more applications for internships than available slots, you may want to use a cover letter for your application package as well. Use formal formatting if it's that kind of firm, but it's not always necessary.
  For one of these, you'll want to express interest in the position in your opening paragraph. It won't hurt to mention that you were happy to discover your academic achievement met the position's requirements.
  In your second paragraph, summarise your course work and its pertinence to the internship position. Sign off by stating it would be a delight to have the opportunity. 
  
  
• 6. College Application Cover Letter
  Before you enter into certain careers, you'll need a specialised degree, and you can add a cover letter if you're applying to a college or university as if it were a job. Most applications these days are done online, but you can upload a cover letter along with the rest of the required documentation.
  Briefly summarise your scholastic achievements in the first paragraph, your extramural activities in the second, and your enthusiasm to be studying in the third. Most colleges also look at life skills and experience as well as academic achievement.
  
  
• 7. Sales and Marketing Cover Letter Examples
  A particular type of person is good at sales and marketing. Companies want people who are upbeat, convincing, adaptable, but also very technically adept. In your cover letter, you'll want to come across as likable and well-informed about the product or objective. This will also tie into the personal statement that goes into your CV.
  
  
• 8. Software and Engineering Letters
  It's standard practice to write your cover letter simply so that an HR manager from outside the field can understand the content. However, when you apply for a job in IT, IS, or Engineering, you don't have to avoid jargon.
  Demonstrating that you're a member of the technical fraternity with a little jargon can lift your resume to the top of the pile.
  
  
• 9. Consultant Cover Letter
  Key elements for a consultant to highlight is their technical competence and then how competitive their rates are. If you want to outshine other prospective consultants, you must hint that your fees are lower or better for the service you're providing.
  
  
• 10. Career Change Cover Letter
  Wondering why you left your previous company is a key element in hiring decisions. If you're changing, jobs you have to convince the hiring manager that you're doing it for sincere reasons.
  While expanding on skills and experience, add details about your reason for change as well. As a rule, talking about what drew you to the new job is better than what drove you away from the old one.
  Make the Best Career Decisions
  Applying for a new job is a terrifying and thrilling experience. Don't let fear of rejection stop you. Craft a CV, and then pick one of our cover letter examples or make one of your own from our input. Remember to keep the cover letter short, simple if it needs to be, and filled with information relevant to the position.
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