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How to Write an Incredible Cover Letter

A comprehensive guide on the best structure for your cover letter, what to include and tips to make your application stand-out.

Cover Letter Structure

While a resume merely states facts about you, the cover letter allows you to tell the full story of why you’re the ideal candidate for the job.

This article will walk you through how to write the best cover letter to maximize your chances of getting through to the next stage of the application process. To provide a detailed example, it will focus on a cover letter for the McKinsey business analyst role.

Generally, a cover letter is structured in the following way:

• Why this company/ position
• Why you're the right candidate

Those paragraphs should make up a one-page cover letter and it’s not recommended to have anything longer than that. Remember to break the letter down into a few paragraphs so that it is easy for the recruiters to read and navigate.

Let’s get into the details of each section.

Cover Letter Header

The header is fairly straight forward. On one side you will have the recruiter’s contact details, and on the other side you’ll have yours. (See the picture below for the layout). Remember to keep the email appropriate and formal, probably best not to use the one you created when you were 12.

If you don’t know the recruiter’s information don’t worry, either put the name and address of the company, or just delete that section.

Cover Letter Opening

The first big section is the introduction, where you want to explain who you are. For example, you could be a third year student at Harvard University majoring in Economics, or a working professional in Google’s engineering team. Then, you want to mention the specific position you’re applying to and show enthusiasm.

It is also common to have a hook here to grab the attention of the recruiter. This could be mentioning an accomplishment, recent news about the company, or it’s popular to mention a mutual connection if you have one. This could be as simple as “after attending a career fair at my university and speaking with Bill Smith, a management consultant at McKinsey, I was very impressed to hear about McKinsey’s unique company culture. Specifically…” .

By writing this the person is able to demonstrate that they’ve done their homework, as they’ve gone out of their way to meet McKinsey representatives at a career fair, and even managed to talk with Bill about what the company’s culture is like. It also encourages the recruiter to keep reading in order to find out what this applicant means by McKinsey’s unique company culture.

If you can use a hook, that’s great, but it’s not going to damage your cover letter if you don’t include one.

Why this Company & Position

In this section you want to explain your motivations for applying to this role. When doing research for this part it’s useful to read the companies about page, and the job description. For example, if you were applying to McKinsey’s business analyst role, from their website you could discover that the company places a big emphasis on developing their employees, since they provide training, mentoring, and leadership opportunities.

• Why this company. Mention your findings from the website by saying “I am attracted to McKinsey as junior employees receive training, mentoring, and substantial responsibilities to continue growing their career at the company” .
• Why this role. Look at some of the bullet points that describe the tasks and requirements of the position. For the McKinsey role the description indicates a focus on problem solving, working with teams, and presenting effectively. From this you could write “the business analyst role is particularly appealing to me as it offers the challenge of solving complex problems, the opportunity to collaborate as a team, and the chance to communicate our findings effectively to senior management” .
• Bonus answer. Mention specific news articles that the company you’re applying to has been involved in. For example, in the case of McKinsey, it could be some of the strategic solutions that they proposed to a client and how that’s changed their negative dynamic into a more positive one. Also, if you name drop specific clients they’ve worked with and helped improve, that shows you’ve done your homework. This is important as you want to show that your cover letter is tailored for McKinsey, and not just a generic one.

Why you are the Ideal Candidate

This section is essentially your sales pitch. It’s where you highlight why you, this company, and this position are the perfect match.

• Look at the job description and requirements. For the McKinsey business analyst role, the description shows that they are looking for people that can break down and solve problems through quantitative analysis, and that they should be comfortable with ambiguous and ever-changing situations.
• Find relevant personal examples. For instance, this could be “this past summer, I interned at an NGO fighting poverty, where I was involved in solving the complicated logistics of delivering perishable food to people in need across the city. I created an excel model that predicted the departure and arrival times of each food container, allowing us to efficiently transport food to over 50,000 people, with savings worth $10,000 a year.”

This example is made up, but it highlights that you tackled a complicated problem that was ever-changing, by applying excel, an analytical tool to solve it. The answer also quantifies the results to give the recruiter an idea of size and detailed context.

As you can see from this example, even though McKinsey is a management consulting company and this internship was at an NGO, if presented in this way, there are quite a few transferable skills. Whilst this is an example of a job, it could be an extracurricular project or university coursework if you don’t have much work experience yet.

• Avoid this common mistake. Don't apologize for a lack of experience. People often put “although I have limited professional experience, I believe that my relevant courses in university provide the necessary knowledge to succeed in this position” . However, there’s no need to mention that you have limited professional experience as you are just highlighting your weaknesses when they haven’t even asked for it.
• Pull on the educational experience you already have. For example, “I’m excited to apply the business theory I have learned at university in a practical environment such as this business analyst position” . Now instead of highlighting your weaknesses, you’re able to show how you can transfer your theoretical skills into practical ones.

There’s no clear rule on how many paragraphs this section should be, so as long as it strengthens your application and doesn’t go over the 1-page mark, feel free to include it. However, try not repeat your resume in bulk, just highlight certain positions and skills you gained for them, and only add experiences that are relevant for the job.

Cover Letter Closing

There are two main things you want to address in the closing section. First, you want to reiterate that you’re the right candidate for the role, and then thank the recruiters for their time.

The first part could be something along the lines of “I am confident that my background, education, and work experience will yield the right set of skills for the Business Analyst role at McKinsey in NYC.” This briefly summarizes the points you’ve mentioned in the cover letter, and clearly states which role you are applying for, creating a full loop from the introduction paragraph.

For the second part, this only needs to be a brief sentence, along the lines of “thank you very much for your time and consideration in reviewing my application.”

Once you have a cover letter and a storyline that you’re happy with, then you can recycle its content. For example, you can take a portion of the cover letter when sending out a cold email asking for a job, or you can also use it to answer the “tell me about yourself” question during an interview, or even have it on your LinkedIn “about” page.

Taking the time to draft a strong cover letter is important as it can become a useful resource.

Finally, do you need to update your cover letter for each application you send?

Ideally, you would have a few different cover letter templates by industry. For example, if you’re a business student interested in finance, accounting, and consulting, you’d have three different templates. Obviously, the skills for an accounting and consulting job will differ quite a bit so it makes sense to have different templates. However, if you’re looking at two management consulting jobs at Deloitte and at EY , they probably have similar requirements, and you can getaway with using the same template and modifying a few words here and there.

Many people recommend that you tailor your cover letter to each application, but realistically if you’re applying to 50 roles, it will take you a while and it won’t necessarily be time efficient to make 50 completely different cover letters.

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Job Application Letter: Definition, Structure, and Examples

A job application letter is usually required as a supporting letter when applying for a job. How the hell, how to make it? Come on, see the following article!

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Application letter

Apart from attaching Curriculum Vitae (CV) and portfolio, job application letter should not be forgotten, you know. A job application letter generally contains a brief explanation of your data, the position you are applying for, and the reasons for applying for the position. By attaching an attractive job application letter, your chances of being accepted for a job will be even greater, you know. The following is information on how to write a job application letter.

Definition of Job Application Letter

A job application letter is a letter that is usually used as a cover letter when an applicant wants to apply for a job at a company. Usually a job application letter consists of only one page and contains only a few main paragraphs.

Structure Application letter

Well, in making a job application letter, there is a structure that must be considered so as not to be missed, namely:

• Recipient address.

In this section, you simply include the name of the district/city followed by the name of the province. Example: Bogor, West Java.

• Self introduction.

Include your name, residential address and contact person who can be contacted.

• Explanation of expertise in accordance with the desired position.

Make sure in this paragraph you have packaged it well, because this paragraph will determine whether or not you apply for a job.

I want to apply for a Graphic Design position, because I am able to operate Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator software. So my skills are very relevant to the position.

• Explanation of experience relevant to the desired position.

In addition, I have experience as Head of the Communications and Information Division of the DKV Student Association for 1 year. While serving in that position, I was in charge and responsible for designing Instagram social media accounts and making designs for posters when the association held an event.

• Document attachment.

In this section, you list the documents that will be used as attachments. Required attachments include: CV, portfolio, passport photo and identification.

• Closing Event

You can convey hope and thanks at the end .

Here I attach my CV and Portfolio. I hope I can join your company. Thank you for the opportunity.

Example Job Application Letter Via Email

Since currently applying for a job can be done by sending an email. Make sure you include information concisely and clearly so that it is easy to read. The following is an example of a job application letter via email.

Dear. Daily Social Personnel

Through this email, I am Muhammad Yazid intending to apply for a job vacancy as a Content Writer Intern at the Daily Social Company as published on the Twitter account @dailysocial

Currently, I have a background as a student of the Publishing Study Program. I am heavily involved in the world of writing, content and journalism. I also have experience as Editor-in-Chief of Type Magazine LPM.

With this, I believe that my experience and competence can bring many benefits to fill positions in Writer. Here I attach a curriculum vitae containing a link to my portfolio.

Thank you for your time, I hope to join and be a part of Daily Social.

Yours faithfully,

Muhammad Yazid

The following is information about job application letters and examples. So, don't be wrong again when you make a job application letter.

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