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Email Cover Letters

How to write and what to include in an email cover letter, how to format email cover letters, how to send an email cover letter, plus examples.
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Email Cover Letters

When you're sending an email cover letter, it's important to follow the employer's instructions on how to submit your cover letter and resume, and to make sure that your email cover letters are written as well as any other correspondence you send.

Sample Email Cover Letters

When you're sending an email cover letter, it's important to follow the company's directions on how to submit your cover letter and resume. Review these email cover letter samples and personalize them to use to apply for jobs.

Email Cover Letter Examples

Here are examples of email cover letters, along with tips on how to format your email messages so they get noticed by prospective employers.

Email Cover Letters Tips

In some cases, especially with smaller employers, the company will request that applicants send their resume and cover letter via email. Here's how to write, format, address, and send an email cover letter.

Email Job Applications

When you apply for jobs via email, it's important to properly format and send your resume and cover letter to the employer. Here's how to apply for jobs via email.

How to Address an Email Cover Letter

When you are sending an email cover letter it is important to include a subject line, your signature, and to address the email to the person who is hiring for the position, if you have a contact. Here are tips on how to address an email cover letter.

How to Send an Email Cover Letter

The most important part of sending an email cover letter is to follow the employer's instructions. If the job posting says to include your cover letter and resume as an attachment, attach Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF files to your email message.

How to Send a Resume and Cover Letter Attachment

When you apply for jobs via email, you may need to send your resume and cover letter as an attachment. Here's how to send resume and cover letter attachments.

Email Cover Letter Salutations

When you're writing a cover letter or sending an email message to apply for a job, it's important to include an appropriate salutation at the beginning of the email message.

Email Cover Letter Format

This email cover letter format includes the information you need to include in a cover letter you send via email. Use the email cover letter format as a guideline to create personalized email cover letters to send to employers.

Email Cover Letter Template

Email cover letter template.

Microsoft Outlook Email Templates

Microsoft email templates are available as a free download for Microsoft users to use to create a variety of email messages. When you download a template, it will open in your Microsoft Outlook program.

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