Personal Information

What is your first name? What is your last name? What city do you live in? What province do you live in? What is your postal code?

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What is your email address? Remember, you will want a professional sounding email. An example of a good email would be firstname.lastname@gmail.com or something similar to johndoe@outlook.com What the best phone number to reach you?

Business Information

In this section, ensure that the information you are using is correct. If you are unsure about certain points, try researching the business by looking their business up online or phoning the establishment. By researching a business, you will also have insight that you can use during a possible interview.

What is the name of the company are you applying at? What is the company's address? What city is the business located in? What province is this business located in? What is the postal address for the business?

Hiring Manager

What is the hiring manager's first and last name? If you're unsure, remember you can call the establishment or look the business up online. If this is not an option, input "Hiring Manager". What is the title of the hiring manager? What department do they work in? If you placed "Hiring Manager", in the previous section, ignore this portion or put "REMOVE THIS" in the box below.

Job Position

What is the job position you are applying for? How did you find the position? Was it online, a job board, word of mouth?

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In this portion, you want to identify areas on the job posting that you satisfy the requirement for. For example, if you are applying to a warehouse/shipping company, they might mention a forklift license. If you had this license, you would want to mention it here briefly.

Identify key areas in the job posting/description which match your skills and experience. How does this skill or certification make you a good fit for the company? Mention a solution to a problem you were able to solve using that skill or certification. Keep this portion relevant to the job posting.

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In this section you will want to identify a key skill or certification that will help you land a position at your selected company. Mention the job posting and identify a key areas in that job posting such as certification in First Aid or being handy with power tools.

Identify key areas in the job posting/description which match your skills and experience. How is the skill or certification above relevant to the job posting? What solution were you able to provide using this skill?

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Again, you will want to find a key portion of the job posting/job description that you have a relevant skill in.

What relevant experience/skill would be valuable to this workplace? How does the relevant skill or work experience mentioned above relate to the position you are applying to?

Asking for an Interview

You are almost done filling out the cover letter! Just one last thing to go.

Request an interview with the employer or hiring manager. Let them know about your availability and how you will follow up. Thank them for their time reading your cover letter.