Cover letter

its contents

The You/Me/Us method is quite a good summary of what your cover letter should say, but it requires a certain amount of thought and consideration. Here are the points you should identify for each section:

You, the recruiter

- Collect as much informations about your potential employer as possible : their sectors of activities, company size, current clients, plans, problems etc...
- Find out what kinds of skills are necessary and in demand for the job or the type of job you would like to have.

Me, the candidate

- Make a list of your specialities, your know-how, your interests and the things which you are enthusiastic about, your aptitudes, qualities, skills, working method etc...
- Look for different adjectives and positive words to qualify and describe yourself.

Us, and our meeting

- Find links, connections, common points between the things you have at your disposal, and the things the recruiters you are writing to are expecting.

You must then find the way to convince your correspondent of your qualities and your know-how. You cannot simply state you have such-and-such a quality without proving it. You should therefore concentrate on 2 or 3 essential points and use different arguments to back them up.

For each point, make an effort to describe a situation you have experienced (in your professional or personal life) which will justify you mentioning such-and-such a quality or skill.

We are here to help you take the right steps towards your goal, we have many samples of cover letters, all tried and tested.

To personalize your letter, let the sentences we have chosen inspire you, make a note of the terms used to highlight particular skills, and don't forget:

1 post + 1 candidate = 1 cover letter

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