Today's date

Your name

Your street address

City, province postal code

Name of contact at organization, title of person

Name of organization

Applicable department

Street address of organization

City, province postal code

Dear Mr./Ms. Last Name,

First paragraph

• Name the position you are applying to and where you saw or heard about the advertisement
• Write a statement(s) summarizing the benefits you bring to the employer
• State what interests you in the organization and the position
• Provide a potential starting date
• State how you can meet the employer's needs (not how they can meet yours)

Middle paragraph(s)

To prepare this paragraph(s) you can use your research to write your own job description, underline action verbs and circle aspects or components to enable you to organize ideas.

• Match the words used in the job description
• Document your qualifications by themes and back up your points by using examples
• Organize paragraphs by putting the most important ones first
• Focus on your strengths; highlight them in such a way that the employer can clearly see a connection with their organization

Final paragraph

• Refer to your enclosed resume
• Mention you would like an interview to provide more information
• Include your phone number with the best times to reach you, and your e-mail address

Sincerely,

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