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Got your cover letter written, but no idea what the right layout is? We’ll show you the best fonts, spacing and more with a complete cover letter layout example.
Layout is just for publishers and web designers, right?
Wrong.
Hiring managers spend only seconds reading cover letters and resumes. If your cover letter layout isn’t easy to follow, your job application’s gone, along with your chances of getting the job.
Get this right and you’ve got that base covered.
This guide will show you:
The basic rules of how to layout a cover letter.
Cover letter layout examples.
First, here’s a perfect cover letter layout example created with our builder.
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Proper spacing is key. It’s important to add space between the header, greeting, each paragraph, closing, and signature. White space is eyeball friendly and frames your job-winning content. Follow these tips to ensure a professional cover letter layout:
Cover Letter Layout and Formatting Tips
Use standard business letter-spacing: 1 or 1.15.
Left-align all contents. Again, this is a standard business letter layout.
Here’s a job-winning cover letter layout template. Use it to structure your own cover letter or try our cover letter builder which will lay your cover letter out for you.
I have attached my resume for the position of business analyst. My professional achievements include saving $1M in costs by choosing a new cloud data warehouse solution. This was enabled by my superior negotiation skills, expertise in effective procurement and ability to identify cost savings.
As a business analyst at Vantech, I leveraged a new procurement business process to ensure consistency across all teams leading to a saving of 500 man-hours equivalent to $100,000. This consistent approach was the first of its kind in the company. I also consolidated 3 legacy CRM systems into a single modern iteration reducing data retrieval times by 50% and customer response times by 40%.
Getting on board with Vermillion as it rapidly scales its operations is an amazing opportunity for me to do what I do best, increasing efficiency in business processes and implementing value-rich changes to the organization.
Let’s arrange a quick chat to discuss how my ability to translate stakeholder needs into development goals can help Vermillion at this crucial time.
Sincerely,
Cyrus Johnson
P.S. It’d also be a great chance to discuss how my dedication to clear data visualization has improved communication between stakeholders and development teams.
Pro Tip: If you’re writing a physical copy of your cover letter, add a handwritten signature between the complimentary closing and your name.
And that’s how you lay a cover letter out the right way!
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Still not sure how to leverage your cover letter layout? Fire away with your questions in the comments section below so we can help. Thanks for reading.
Jacques, a Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW), is a career expert who has published almost 200 articles on Zety. His insights and advice have been published by LinkedIn, Forbes, MSN, Yahoo!, Business Insider, AOL, U.S. News, and other top news outlets. He also has extensive professional experience in people management and recruitment.
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