CV Covering Letter

[cwspellowe]

Dear Sir or Madam

I am emailing in regards to

No shit sherlock. I thought this was sent by carrier pigeon

I was always taught that a covering letter shouldn't state the obvious. Try and come up with a better opener, something along the lines of "I would like to take the time to formally introduce myself, and to justify why I feel I would be the ideal candidate for the position of...xyz"

the associate IT Support analyst position as advertised on gov.uk. My interest in this position is I am interested in this position because I would enjoy a support role and I believe I have the necessary skills to perform it, as I will detail below. enjoy playing an integral part of an analytical team and believe I have the necessary skills to perform above and beyond the expectations of the role, as I have detailed in my attached Curriculum Vitae.

Decent effort, apart from a couple of grammatical changes later in the letter, but suppose that's down to writing style. Just the opening paragraph that's so crucial, how many letters do you think a company would get with same "I am writing/emailing".. get their attention. Companies pretty much only ever read the first paragraph, maybe the second. A lot of CV's won't even get looked at if the covering letter is dreary and uninteresting.

My only tips are to sell yourself in the first half, the CV is there to back up any claims. And an interview is the goal here, so make yourself sound like the most interesting and motivated candidate they've ever seen.