Biography cover letter

Letter of introduction sent with a résumé when applying for a job

A cover letter, covering letter, motivation letter, motivational letter, or a letter of motivation is a letter of introduction attached to or accompanying another document such as a résumé or a curriculum vitae.^[1]

For employment

Job seekers frequently send a cover letter along with their curriculum vitae or applications for employment as a way of introducing themselves to potential employers and explaining their suitability for the desired positions.^[2] It is a pitch describing one's interest in the position, skills and relevant experience for the advertised job.

Employers may look for individualized and thoughtfully written cover letters as one method of screening out applicants who are not sufficiently interested in their positions and/or lack the necessary basic skills.^[1]

Cover letters are typically categorized according to two purposes:

• applying fo