Cover Letter Writing Services
Most cover letters fail in the first sentence. “I am writing to apply for the position of Marketing Manager as advertised on your website” tells the reader nothing they did not already know from the fact that your application arrived. It spends the one line guaranteed to be read on administration.
| Length | 250 to 400 words, one page |
|---|---|
| Paragraphs | Three or four |
| Reading time given | Under thirty seconds, typically |
| Job of the letter | Connect your experience to this employer |
| Rewrite per application | The middle paragraph only |
| Written for you | With a CV, £69 |
The four-paragraph structure
- 1The hook, two to three sentences. Why you are a credible candidate for this specific role. Lead with the strongest relevant fact, not with your intention to apply.
- 2The evidence, four to six sentences. Two or three achievements that map directly to what the posting asks for, with numbers. This is the paragraph you rewrite for every application.
- 3The fit, two to four sentences. Why this employer rather than any employer. Something specific about the company, its market or its direction that you can only have known by looking.
- 4The close, two sentences. A clear, unfussy statement of availability and next step. No elaborate sign-off, no thanking them for their time at length.
Openings that work, and openings that waste the line
Wasted: I am writing to express my keen interest in the position of Operations Manager as advertised on LinkedIn. I believe my skills and experience make me an ideal candidate for this role.
Working: I have spent six years running last-mile logistics across the GCC, most recently cutting delivery cost per parcel by 22% at a 400-vehicle operation. Your posting describes a network scaling from three emirates to seven, which is close to the problem I handled at Aramex in 2023.
The second version does three things in two sentences: establishes domain and tenure, gives a quantified result, and shows the writer read the posting closely enough to identify the actual challenge. Nothing in it is boilerplate.
The paragraph that does the work
Take the job posting and identify the three requirements it repeats or leads with. Those are what the employer actually cares about. Then give one piece of evidence against each, with a number.
The technique that makes this fast: put the posting in one column and your evidence in the other before writing anything. If a requirement has no evidence against it, that is worth knowing before you apply, and it tells you what to address elsewhere in the letter.
- Mirror the posting’s language. If they say “stakeholder management”, use that phrase rather than your own synonym. This matters for human readers and for keyword matching.
- One achievement per requirement. Three strong examples beat six thin ones.
- Numbers in every example. Scale, percentage, timeframe, budget, headcount.
- Do not repeat CV bullets verbatim. Expand one into a sentence of context that the CV had no room for.
What to cut
- “I believe I would be a great fit.” Everyone writes this. It is an assertion with no evidence attached.
- Adjective stacks. “Hardworking, motivated, detail-oriented team player” describes the entire applicant pool.
- Your full career history. That is the CV’s job.
- Explaining what the company does. They know. Showing you understand their challenge is different from summarising their About page.
- “Please do not hesitate to contact me.” Dated filler.
- Anything about what the role would do for you. A cover letter is about what you bring, not what you want. Save career goals for the interview.
Career changes, gaps and relocation
Changing sector
Name the change in the first paragraph rather than hoping it goes unnoticed, then spend the evidence paragraph on transferable outcomes rather than transferable duties. The question in the reader’s mind is whether your results will repeat in a different context, so answer that directly.
Employment gaps
One factual sentence. Caring responsibilities, redundancy, relocation, study, illness now resolved. No apology and no over-explanation. The letter is the right place for this precisely because the CV has no room for context.
Relocating to a new market
State your status plainly: whether you already hold the right to work, your availability date, and whether you are relocating at your own cost. In the UAE this is a screening question and answering it in the letter removes a round of email.
Cover letters for the UAE market
Three differences from UK convention are worth knowing if you are applying in Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
- Visa status belongs in the letter, not only the CV. If you hold a transferable residence visa, say so in the closing paragraph. It materially shortens the hiring process for the employer.
- Availability and notice period are expected. UAE notice periods vary widely and recruiters plan around them.
- Slightly more formal register. The conversational openings that work well in UK tech applications read as casual here. Keep it warm but professional.
If you would rather we wrote it
We bundle the cover letter with the CV rather than selling it separately, because the two documents have to agree with each other. A letter written against a CV we have not seen usually repeats it.
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Professional CV Two-page CV, ATS-parsed and recruiter-tested, in UK or Gulf format. | £49 |
| CV and Cover Letter CV plus a cover letter written against a specific job posting. | £69 |
| Executive Suite Executive CV, cover letter, LinkedIn rewrite and executive bio. | £99 |
The £69 package is the CV plus one role-matched cover letter. If you are applying to several roles, we supply a version with the middle paragraph marked up so you can rewrite it per application in about ten minutes.
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Frequently asked questions
How long should a cover letter be?
Between 250 and 400 words, on one page, in three or four paragraphs. Anything longer will be skimmed rather than read. Recruiters typically give a cover letter under thirty seconds, so the value is concentrated in the first two sentences.
Do employers still read cover letters?
Some do and some do not, and you cannot tell which in advance. What is consistent is that a generic letter never helps and a specific one sometimes decides a close call. Where a letter is optional, sending a good one is a low-cost bet; sending a template one is worse than sending nothing.
How do I start a cover letter?
With a specific reason you are writing to this employer, not with your name and the job title. "I am writing to apply for the position of..." wastes the only line guaranteed to be read. Open instead with the thing that makes you a credible candidate for this particular role, in one sentence.
Should I address it to a named person?
Yes, if you can find one without guessing. Check the job posting, the company website and LinkedIn for the hiring manager or the recruiter handling the role. "Dear Hiring Manager" is an acceptable fallback. "To Whom It May Concern" reads as dated and is worth avoiding.
Should a cover letter repeat my CV?
No, and this is the most common mistake. The CV lists what you did. The letter explains why it is relevant to this employer, connects two things the CV leaves unconnected, or addresses something the CV cannot, such as a career change or a relocation. If the letter could be deleted with no loss, it was a summary rather than a letter.
How do I explain a career change or an employment gap?
In one or two factual sentences, without apology. State what happened, state what you did with the time if relevant, and move immediately to why the transferable experience fits. Recruiters are far more troubled by an unexplained gap they discover later than by one you name yourself in a single line.
How much does a cover letter cost?
We bundle it with the CV rather than pricing it separately, because the two need to be consistent to work. CV plus a role-matched cover letter is £69, against £49 for the CV alone. The Executive Suite at £99 adds a LinkedIn rewrite and an executive bio.
Do I need a different cover letter for every application?
The middle section, yes. Keep a stable opening and closing, and rewrite the middle paragraph for each role against that specific posting. That takes about ten minutes per application and is the difference between a letter that reads as addressed to someone and one that reads as broadcast.
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