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From BBC learning English.
This is learning English for work.
And welcome to our special series all about job applications.
I'm Pippa.
And I'm Phil.
In this series, we're talking about applying for a new job in English.
And today we're talking about writing your application.
Find a transcript of this episode to read along on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
Right, so you've found a job you want to apply for and your cv is ready, but now you have to write an application or a cover letter.
What does this mean?
So a cover letter is a written application for the job, which you send alongside your cv, which we talked about in the first episode of this series.
And a cover letter really just explains why you want the job and why you would be good at the job.
Yeah.
It allows you to give a bit more detail about your experience and you might find that not all employers ask for a cover letter, but there's often a section of the application where you have to write about yourself and why you'd be good for the job.
Yeah.
And we do call it a cover letter, but these days it would usually be an email, so you don't have to physically mail a letter unless they ask for that.
So let's hear a bit more about how to approach cover letters from our application expert and Amy Evans.
Amy works in recruitment for the BBC World Service and she says that a cover letter is a place to show off your personality.
In a cover letter, you want to show a bit of your sort of personality and who you are as a person.
But I would say, as a general rule of thumb, keep the language formal.