A cover letter is more than just an add-on to your CV in an email or in the post. It’s your opportunity to tell the employer why your perfect for their rule, meaning you shouldn’t just repeat things from your CV.

A cover letter can persuade the employer to take a good long look at your CV, and it should always be written grammatically correct, without any spelling errors. You may want to do a little research and tell them what you’d hope to bring to the role to improve their business, while you may wan tto tell them information about some projects you recently worked on.

You have to remember that an employer, who’s currently advertising for a position, will have to flick through tens or hundreds of job applications, and you have to grab their attention. Make sure you put in the time and effort to perfect your cover letter; you may then give yourself a much better chance of success.