Writing Cover Letters for Resumes - List the enclosed information at the end of your cover letter

Writing Cover Letters Tip 10

List enclosed information at the end

You usually only include your resume with your cover letter. Don't include examples of work, references or other attachments — it's too early in the selection process. Use the business writing convention of Enclosed: to show you have attached your resume. This stops you writing such a weak and obvious sentence as ‘I have attached my resume for your consideration.’

Professionally Written Cover Letter

John Noakes
1221 Stave Avenue
Washington DC 22090

Sales Executive advertised in
Computer Monthly

Dear Mr Johns

Joining Datacom’s Sales Team

I would like to join Datacom Office Equipment as your new Sales Executive and bring to your organization my 12 years of experience working on international corporate clients for Bestdata.

My training at Bestdata helped me become Regional Sales Representative of the Month four times in two years. After my promotion to North-East Regional Sales Manager, we improved training for sales representatives, revamped our marketing strategy and moved into direct selling on the Internet. Sales increased by 30 per cent in the next year.

Many of these ideas apply to Datacom's product range, especially the innovative portable telephones and fax machines you recently launched in the trade press.

I'd be happy to discuss these ideas at an interview. Could we arrange an interview in early June when I am in New York?

Yours sincerely

John Noakes

Enclosed: Resume

Writing Cover Letters

Writing Cover Letters Tip 10

List enclosed information at the end

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