Cover Letter Examples: Structure You Can Reuse

A cover letter is not a second resume. It explains why this company and this role, in about half a page. MineResume’s cover letter templates keep contact details aligned with your resume.

Four-part structure

• Greeting: hiring manager name if you have it, otherwise “Hiring team”.
• Opening: the role and one sentence of fit.
• Proof: one story or project that matches the posting.
• Close: availability and a clear ask to interview.

Example opening (career switch)

I am applying for the customer success associate role. For two years I supported retail clients on the shop floor; I want to bring that same follow-through to a product that already has written playbooks and a ticketing tool.

Example opening (new graduate)

I am a 2026 B.Com graduate applying for the junior accountant posting. My internship closed month-end entries in Tally and reconciled two vendor ledgers — work I can continue on day one.

Avoid

• Repeating every bullet from the resume.
• Generic praise (“your esteemed organization”) with no product or team mentioned.
• Letters longer than one page.