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February 09, 2007
When emailing application materials do you include your cover letter as an attachment or as the text of your email?
The short answer: attach your cover letter as a separate document.
The reason: a cover letter is a professional document, not an email. You don’t want an employer to think that you didn’t take the time to write a proper cover letter. The person who receives the email will ultimately print your materials and pass them out to the proper personnel. A hard copy of your email with things like email headers just looks unprofessional.
So, what do you put in the body of your email? Include enough information that the employer knows who you are, why you are writing, what you have attached, and how to contact you. While you can include this information in various ways, here is an example of a email that tells the employer everything they need to know:
Dear Mr. Doe,
I am a second year law student at Case Western Reserve University School of Law applying for a summer clerkship with your organization. Attached to this email are the cover letter and resume that you requested. Please contact me at the email or phone number below if you need additional information.
Sincerely,
2L Student
11075 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106
216-368-6353
2L.student@case.edu
Be sure to include your contact information in the email so the employer doesn’t have to look through your resume and cover letter in order to contact you.
Posted by kcc17 at February 9, 2007 05:45 PM