Now, a few words of caution — I've never been a fan of
generic cover letter templates since they lack honesty, so please try to customize these templates to bring an authentic voice to your application.
It also proves that you haven't sent
a generic cover letter template with your application.
Having
a generic cover letter template to work from can be a real time - saver.
Once you have your own
generic cover letter template that already highlights key points about your experience, goals, skills, talents, and achievements, then it will be easy to customize it and target it to the specific job or company when you start your job search.
One of the biggest mistake that I see on cover letters is candidates sounding like they inserted their name into
a generic cover letter template.
Not exact matches
While your introduction may not be as specific as it would be for a position where the employer is known, this doesn't give you license to use a
generic template for the main sections of your
cover letter.
You can begin to see the effectiveness of a catered resume /
cover letter over a
generic templated one.
Use our
generic, standard
cover letter template design if you want to give your
cover letter that nice, minimalist touch.
This is a
generic cover letter document for teachers who can edit and customize the
template to attach it as an interesting prelude to their respective resume and send them to their prospective employers.
For more samples and
templates of
letters that are used in application processes, you may want to browse our downloadable samples of
cover letter templates, job application
letters, and
generic resume samples in the respective links mentioned.
You should also tailor your
cover letter to specific job opening rather than send a
generic template — this will significantly increase your chances on getting considered.
*** REMINDER: I'm sure this wouldn't apply to you, but SUPER important — save a
generic version of your
cover letter template (so you have it to edit later) and then SAVE AS and rename company specific copies so you don't get mixed up — for example YourName-JobTitle-ABCCompany-CoverLetter.doc.
There are too many
generic resumes and
cover letter templates floating around HR inboxes that candidates often run together.