Professional cover letter phrases for a Job Resume - (Interview Skills & Business English Lesson)

Learn to write an attention grabbing cover letter phrases for a Job Resume` - (Job Interview skills & Business English Lesson)

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In this Business English and Job Interview skills lesson you will learn phrases to write an impressive and effective Cover letter when applying for a job.A cover letter is a document that is sent with your resume to provide an introduction to the employer. Below are the phrases that you can use to create a good first impression.

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Business English Phrases to Start a Cover Letter :-

1. I am writing in response to your advertisement posted on .....
2. I was referred to you by .....
3. Please accept this letter as my application for the position of .....

Reasons for applying for the Job :-

1. My professional skills appear to be well suited to your company's requirements.
2. This position represent an opportunity to continue my committed career path.

Business English Phrases to Close a Cover Letter :-

1. If you are interested, please contact me at ....
2. I am eager to talk to you about the contribution i could make to your firm.
3. I look forward with enthusiasm to an opportunity for an interview.

Hope these English Phrases are helpful to you and make sure to enclose your resume along with the cover letter.

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Hello Everyone, I am Niharika and welcome
back to a new lesson. In today's lesson we
are gonna look at phrases to write an effective
cover letter. Now when do you write a cover
letter? When you are applying for a job. And
what's the most important thing that you have
to send? It's your resume. So along with your
resume it is important for you to send a cover
letter as well. So what exactly is a cover
letter? Well, cover letter is of course a
letter or a document that you send as an introduction
to the employer. So kind of adding additional
information about yourself when you are applying
for a job. So first impression counts, Am
I right ? So in this lesson we will help you
with some phrases that will create an effective
and very impressive image of yourself in front
of the employer. So let's get started. The
first thing that we are gonna look at is starting
a cover letter. So how do you begin writing
your cover letter? Well of-course the first
thing is addressing it. So if you don't know
the person's name then you just gonna write
' Hello' and followed by one of these phrases
here and if you know the person's name then
you just gonna write 'To, Mr Smith' and then
followed by one of these expressions. So let's
have a look, the very first one 'I am writing
in response to your advertisement posted on
so and so website' So probably you spotted
this advertisement either on of these websites
online or probably in the job column of a
newspaper. So if you spotted this advertisement
then you have to mention it so you gonna begin
writing 'I am writing in response to your
advertisement posted on' you can name the
website's name. Okay ! Now, another one - I
was referred to you by - the person's name.
So you can just mention the person's name
here, Now may be your friend mention " hey
you know what, there is a job opening and
I think it's just perfect for you, why don't
you send them your resume" So this lady, or
this friend of yours referred you for this
job, so go ahead and mention it in your cover
letter. You gonna say - I was referred to
you by Mrs Johnson. Now another one - Please
accept this letter as my application for the
position of ... So probably it is an position
of an executive or manager or trainer so whatever
the opening is for, whatever job opening it
is like may be its for a trainer. So you gonna
write please accept this letter as my application
for the position of a Trainer. So that's how
you will begin writing your cover letter.
If you have spotted an advertisement, this
is the expression you gonna use, if someone
has referred to you for this job then you
gonna use this and then if its just in general
then you can use this, okay! Now another thing
that you need to include in your cover letter
is reasoning.
So giving a reason on why this job is just
perfect for you. So how do you do that? well,
use one of these two expressions - The first
one - This position represents an opportunity
to continue my career path. So probably you
are looking forward for a change , you are
probably looking for a better opportunity
and this job opening is just perfect for you.
So you are gonna give a reason that you know
probably this position represents an opportunity
to continue your career path. So you are looking
for a change, you are looking for a jump then
you mention this. Another one - My professional
skills appear to be well suited to your company's
requirement. Now usually when you go online
and you are looking for jobs you know the
company's requirements are always mentioned
and if you think that you are just perfect
- you do have the skills, you do have qualifications
and its just perfectly suits the requirements
then mention this. 'My professional skills
appear to be well suited to your company's
requirements'
Okay, so this is one of the expressions that
you can use. And now lets have a look at some
expressions that will help you to close your
cover letter. So the phrases that you can
use to close your cover letter are - If you
are interested, please contact me. So if you
think that your skills and your qualifications
suit the requirements and you think they might
end up calling you then just keep it very
simple - If you are interested, please contact
me and then you can mention your contact details.
Now, of course your resume also has your contact
details but in case you want to mention it
in your cover letter as well, that is fine.
Another one - I am eager to talk about the
contribution I could make to your firm. Now
when do you use this?
When you are really excited and you are waiting
them to call you for an interview, so mention
this - I am eager to talk about the contribution
I could make to your firm. So it means that
you are very positive and you looking forward
to meet them in person. And then the last
one - I look forward with enthusiasm to an
opportunity for an interview. So this is like
a direct phrase, that yes I am sending you
my resume and I am really excited and enthusiastic
about attending an interview or like a meeting
in person. So mention this - I look forward
with enthusiasm to an opportunity for an interview.
So your cover letter has to be really short.
You cannot end up adding too much of information
in it because your resume is a more detailed
information, gives the employer a more detailed
information. So a cover letter should be simple,
short and sweet. So go ahead, use these phrases
that you have learnt today, I hope they are
helpful to you and do not forget to enclose
your resume. Right? I will be back with a
new lesson, till then you take care and good
luck for your interview.