Cover Letter Format Tips

A cover letter format needs to call up a couple of specific adjectives in the recipients mind. Those adjectives are clean, neat and professional. If your letter looks like it might make someone think original, creative or artsy-craftsy then your efforts are on the wrong track.

The impression that your letter makes depends on very subtle and seemingly insignificant factors. Page margins, font choices and line spacing might seem like small issues, but if these cover letter formats are all a little off that makes the whole page look off to the reader. One thing to consider is that the hiring manager is likely to receive dozens if not hundreds of these kinds of letters in a year and quickly notices something that isn’t inline with professional standards.

A safe bet is to use your word processor’s automatic coverletter format function, or to take advantage of a professional letter generator.