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  Covering letters – General or Speculative   A  covering letter  is essential to maximise the chance of your CV and application being considered. Even a well written and  professionally written CV  may not be enough to stand out from the crowd. Remember, there are typically in  excess of 200 applications for each position advertised  and your  covering letter  is an essential tool to guide the reader to your CV. If a CV is an advert: then a well written covering letter is effectively an advert for the advert! Maybe you are making a "speculative" approach to an organisation whom you have targeted as one whom you would wish to work for but the organisation is not currently advertising. Whatever the economic climate companies are always having to consider filling unadvertised vacancies for several reasons. These can include: recent internal promotions, staff leaving or departments expanding. A well written " Speculative "  covering le...

  How to write a CV Yes. Every CV needs a successful covering letter . If you are using a more general skills based CV, your covering letter will be able to highlight the key skills within your CV that best meet the job requirement. Even a specifically written CV that addresses the Job specification will be greatly enhanced by a covering letter that answers the requirements that all job adverts contain. It is also a great chance to  write in your more usual style as this will allow elements of your character and personality to shine out , something that is more difficult to achieve in a CV alone as CVs are written in a more truncated and punchy style.   Does your current CV need a health check? Even CVs that have been produced by a CV Writing Service can become out of date or are simply not strong enough to compete in today's fiercely contested job market. Need a superb CV  but have  limited funds ? For an incredibly low cost you can have a superb CV that will o...