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A cover letter is generally a formal letter to a person or institution .
A cover letter is used specifically when it is part of a number of documents (" attachments "). The cover letter is addressed personally to the recipient and contains a list of the attachments. These are often printed matter or reproductions and do not contain a personal salutation.
A cover letter can also be part of an application for a job. In the cover letter, the applicant introduces himself / herself briefly and explains why he / she would like to be hired and why he / she has applied for the advertised position, citing individual qualifications and skills.
Individual evidence
- ↑ The previous professional career is often presented - in a nutshell. http://books.google.de/books?id=--EEnyvzIc8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=&f=false Googlebooks: convince with cover letter and résumé . By Christian Püttjer and Uwe Schnierda.
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Wiktionary: Cover letter - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
