How to write cover letter to a place with no job advertised?
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Hello,
I graduate college in May, and I thought now would be a good time to start on the job hunt thing. There’s a company out of state I really want to work for. I want to send my resume to them, along with a cover letter. I know how to write a cover letter, however I’ve only ever written cover letters to places that had a job advertised. How do I write one when there is no job advertised? What should I include in the letter??
Thanks for your help in advance!
I’d highly advise on writing targeted cover letters which target specific positions. If there is a specific type of position in which you are interested in at the company but didn’t have the job description, I would search online for similar jobs which may have the same job duties and write as if that position existed at your targeted company of interest.
If you were aiming to write a universal cover letter which could apply to any position I believe the following breakdown of a cover letter can help greatly:
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Your Name
Address
Contact number
Date
Company Name
Address
Dear Mr./Ms./Dr
(address the letter to a general title like dear hiring manager)
Immediately available, skilled, personable, experienced and I have great passion for the profession!
(include a attention grabbing headline, bold the text)
First Paragraph:
The first paragraph should always answer these questions:
1) What is your reason for writing?
2) What types of roles are you applying for?
(include interested duties)
3) How did you hear about the organization?
4) Is your resume attached?
5) Do you believe the organization will benefit from your qualifications?
Second Paragraph:
The second paragraph should answer these questions:
1) What skills can you bring which match that within the job spec?
2) Do you have any professional accreditation?
3) Are you passionate about working there / why?
Third Paragraph:
The third paragraph should answer these questions:
1) What interests you about the organization?
2) What interests you about the types of work/duties?
3) What do you like about organization from the brief review of it?
Fourth Paragraph:
The third paragraph should answer these questions:
1) When are you available again?
2) Will you contact them and when?
3) Thank them for their time and consideration here
4) What are your contact details again?
5) Are you interested in an interview?
Yours Sincerely
(signature here)
Full Name Typed
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I hope in the future you gain an interest for a specific career path you are interested in and not just any position within a organization as it will become easier to target certain specific positions.
I wish you all the best,
Hope this helped.