Writing a cover letter can be as time consuming as writing a resume. While the information is generally not as detailed, it is sometimes difficult to find the right words to describe your career experience.
Since most of us don't get a chance to write cover letters every week, it's no surprise we are all rusty in our cover letter writing technique. So we built a simple cover letter template designed to just help you get a quick start. This cover letter template isn't designed to be a cookie cutter cover letter. It should be used as primer to fill in your specific information.
Below you will find a Microsoft Word document which can serve as a template for writing a cover letter. This is a very basic document that should save you a short bit of time and at least keep you from guessing what to put into a cover letter and how to set up the formatting and margins.
Cover Letter Template
Right Click and Select Save As in order to download it to a file on your computer. Otherwise, if you have MS Word on your system, you can left click and it will open the document in your browser. The document should open fine in WordPad. The cover letter you create from this cover letter template should remain brief and should always include specific information about your career. If you are unsure what kind of information to put in a cover letter, we suggest that you visit our other main sections on cover letter writing. We have other great resources for building a cover letter, which include:
Free Cover Letter Builder - This online resume and cover letter builder allows you to use templates to quickly and easily create a cover letter and resume online.
Cover Letter Examples - Take a look at some of the examples. You can get great ideas based on how professional writers structured the cover letter while also reviewing the wording of statements in the introduction, body and closing of the letter.
Cover Letter Writing Guides - Includes a collection of articles on cover letter writing and some guides for using the cover letter to it's full potential.
