Dear Sir/Madam,
‘”I am blogging with interest regarding the sample cover letters offered on the CareerOne website. I look forward to having the opportunity to view your comments and discuss the issue further”
Today I found a job. I’m not doing this job yet but in a couple of weeks I fully intend to be.
Suffice to say I want this job and plan to attack the application process with unabashed passion 
So, as I sat down to write my “you can’t possibly say no” application cover letter I decided it couldn’t hurt to enlist some professional help for inspiration.
www.google.com –> cover letter examples
Up pops the CareerOne Website with a page titled ’Cover Letter Templates’….Promising.
All of the five sample cover letters begin with one of the following sentences:
“I read with interest your advertisement seeking”
“I am writing in response to your advertisement”
If I read such a generic and lifeless opening to an application letter I doubt I would stay awake long enough to to get to the actual response.
Further, the words “I am writing” are absolutely redundant…of course you are writing! I am no moron I can see your are writing, I can also see you are wasting your words and my time. It is exactly like beginning a thank-you note with “I would like to thank you for taking the time to interview me today”. How are the words “I would like to” useful??? I know you would like to but are you actually going to do it? “Thank you for taking the time to interview me today” is much more direct and powerful.
With career advice like that from one of Australia’s leading recruitment networks we don’t need a recession boost unemployment levels.
Needless to say I decided to ignore the advice from CareerOne and go with something a little more energetic…
“It is with great excitement that I submit my application for the role of”
Forget “with interst”. I want you to know I really want this thing. Oh and can you see I’m writing to you in regards to it? I trust that your IQ is greater then your age so I shall avoid stating the obvious.
Yours Sincerely,
Tess.
