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now when you applying for any jobs in Australia you must send two important documents along with your job application one of them is a resume which is one of the most important part of your job application and the other one is a cover letter now when it comes to cover letter many people and estimate the power of it and it is a fact that many applicants don't bother to send a cover letter along with your resume in the job applications and some applicants do end up sending a very generic cover letter which doesn't serve the purpose of the job application so if you would like to get ahead in your job application we suggest you to watch this video till the end as we gonna cover everything you need to know about how to write a cover letter in Australia now obviously you might think that I've already sent a resume with my job application why do I need to send a cover letter so first thing first what is a cover letter so consider a cover letter is a pitch that you are going to deliver to your prospective employer so cover letter is a perfect chance for you to introduce yourself tell your prospective employer who you are what sort of skills and experience do you have and pretty much sum up your resume now how long should be the cover letter now cover letter should never be more than one page long to give you an idea it can be anywhere from half a page to a full page but not more than that consider that the hiring managers usually don't have a lot of time and they usually get plenty of job applications when they put up any job ads so they hardly have any time to read the whole job application in detail so what they like to do is usually like to read your cover letter first even before reading your resume in reality cover letter becomes really important part of your job application now when it comes to word limit it should be ideally between 250 to 300 words now how to write your cover letter step-by-step to start off your cover letter from the left hand side of the page so first thing you can write down your own contact details so write your name your phone number your email address and your home address then write down the date when you're writing this cover letter the next thing is the contact details of the employer write down the name of the hiring manager the company name the company address pays a bit of tip for you guys if you don't know about the hiring man his name it's good idea to actually call the company and find it out do not do not ever write down to whom it may concern because it's too generic and it will put people off then starts with a greeting or salutation in your greetings it's good idea to write down mr. or miss with the surname of the hiring manager again if you don't know about the hiring manager's name it's your duty to find out don't be shy in calling to the company where you're applying for this job after the greeting make sure you write down with job you are applying for now the cover letter should be written in around four to five paragraphs so the first paragraph usually starts off explaining which job you are applying for where you have seen this job advertised and a little quick introduction about yourself the second paragraph is the main paragraph of your cover letter here you can write down about your work experience about your skills and your achievements obviously explain a little bit about your previous work experience and also emphasize on any achievements or any things that you have achieved in your previous job roles it's very important than when you're giving example from your previous job roles you should always give a very specific examples rather than very generic ones so for an example if you have worked in a sales job role in the past you can give an example something like this you were awarded Employee of the Month award because you managed to sell hundred thousand dollar worth of the products now in the third paragraph of your cover letter you are going to write down about your USB the USB is unique selling point or unique selling proposition telling the company why you are the best fit for the job now obviously things from an employer's perspective they want to know why they should hire you why not other candidates so you don't have to obviously talk about other candidates but you certainly have to explain about your situation and why you seem to be the best fit for the company here try to again focus on some of the skills some of the things that you will bring for this job role in this company and in the last paragraph you're going to thank the radio for reading your cover letter and you should include a call to action something like I look forward to hearing back from you or I would love to an opportunity to have an interview with you and yours faithfully or yours sincerely and your name and that's how you write your cover letter and a couple of extra tips before we end this video make sure that you check your Spelling's and your grammar before submitting your job application and if English is not your first language then it's a good idea to get someone else to proofread it before you submit your cover letter always give specific examples rather than the generic ones because no hiring manager would like to read the same boring cover letters again and again you must customize and change your cover letter based on every job you are applying for and only include relevant information that make sense in the cover letter do not include unnecessary information in the cover letter again it's a short summary of your skills work experience and your personality so make sure to make the best out of it so altogether your cover letter should look something like this last but not the least if you would like to get a free template for a cover letter make sure to download it from the link in the description below we also got a template for the resume so make sure to check it out as well and make sure to customize that cover letter for any job application you're 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