Hello and good morning all, please i want to know the difference(s) between "cover letter" and "application letter" as may be used during job application. My ignorance over this could be attributed to the fact that i've not really been involved in job hunting in my life time thus far, but situation as of today has called for it. I know that when applying for a job, the applicant must submit his/her CV together with application letter, but i've heard a lot about "cover letter" of recent and i find it difficult to fathom out the difference of the cover letter from application letter. If they are truly different, do applicants submit both at same time together with CV? If anyone can also help with a example of the said cover letter, that'll really be appreciated and plus any other information that could help guarantee one's better chance of being called for a job. Thank you!

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@ op, a Cover Letter and Application Letter are one and the same. On it, you need to sell yourself, extolling your strengths and skills as it relates with the particular job requirements. A lot of job seekers do the mistake of sending the same Cover Letter to all the job applications they send, no wonder they are not called/invited for a test/interview...

By the way, did you later see the CV I modified for you? The challenge you had of viewing it could be from your device. Try downloading it from a PC.

All the best

You can get more information about Cover Letters via;


work.chron.com/application-letter-vs-cover-letter-5451.html

uboma:
@ op, a Cover Letter and Application Letter are one and the same. On it, you need to sell yourself, extolling your strengths and skills as it relates with the particular job requirements. A lot of job seekers do the mistake of sending the same Cover Letter to all the job applications they send, no wonder they are not called/invited for a test/interview...

By the way, did you later see the CV I modified for you? The challenge you had of viewing it could be from your device. Try downloading it from a PC.

All the best

Thanks boss for showing up and helped in contribution. No, i couldnt get anything different from you from what i earlier sent to you. It was entirely just what i sent to you that i received back even when i used PC from cafe. Dont really know what might've gone wrong.

Any other way you can still help in regards to the matter on ground will be eternally appreciated.

Godshand:


Thanks boss for showing up and helped in contribution. No, i couldnt get anything different from you from what i earlier sent. It's was entirely just what i sent to you that i received back even when i used PC from cafe. Dont really know what might've gone wrong.

Any other way you can still help in regards to the matter on ground will be eternally appreciated.

I'll send it by mid day

uboma:
You can get more information about Cover Letters via;


www.work.chron.com/application-letter-vs-cover-letter-5451.html

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uboma:



I'll send it by mid day

Pls kindly send it to either or both of these addresses:


It seems the other email address has some challenges as i was told "disabled"...dont know whatever that means.

Thanks so much.

Godshand:


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This is the link again as in my other post.

work.chron.com/application-letter-vs-cover-letter-5451.html


Copy it the way it is and paste on your browser. Don't add *www.* to the link.

Godshand:


Pls kindly send it to either or both of these addresses:

****@gmail.com

****@gmail.com

It seems the other email address has some challenges as i was told "disabled"...dont know whatever that means.

Thanks so much.

Noted.


***modified***

I have sent it. Please acknowledge receipt.

Cheers

Both mean the same thing. But while one is better composed and is more professional, the other (Application letter) is your regular interest in "any" job suited for your paper qualification. I hope I made sense?

I think its just a play with words but note that the word 'cover letter' is not specific to job applications. A covering (cover) letter is basically a letter that introduces the main content of whatever, hence its usually brief and often sets the pace for the main content. Proposals, budgets, financial reports etc usually have covering letters too.

There are slight differences between cover letter and application letter. Application letter contains your address and addressee's, salutation, position applied for, the body of the letter, conclusion and your signature. It always accompanies hard copy cv. Cover letter neither requires your address nor addressee's but the salutation, position applied for, the body of the letter, conclusion and your signature. It is written in the body of the email while the cv is attached. Cover letter is used for online application purpose only. Hope this helps.

eHustler:
There are slight differences between cover letter and application letter. Application letter contains your address and addressee's, salutation, position applied for, the body of the letter, conclusion and your signature. It always accompanies hard copy cv. Cover letter neither requires your address nor addressee's but the salutation, position applied for, the body of the letter, conclusion and your signature. It is written in the body of the email while the cv is attached. Cover letter is used for online application purpose only. Hope this helps.

I totally disagree with the above words.

eHustler:
There are slight differences between cover letter and application letter. Application letter contains your address and addressee's, salutation, position applied for, the body of the letter, conclusion and your signature. It always accompanies hard copy cv. Cover letter neither requires your address nor addressee's but the salutation, position applied for, the body of the letter, conclusion and your signature. It is written in the body of the email while the cv is attached. Cover letter is used for online application purpose only. Hope this helps.

@bolded, is that really true? Does it mean cover letters are not used where offline application is the case?

@ Uboma,i humbly request for the cv u wish to send to op @ mid day,pls also forward to me at meksin4real@gmail.com

eHustler:
There are slight differences between cover letter and application letter. Application letter contains your address and addressee's, salutation, position applied for, the body of the letter, conclusion and your signature. It always accompanies hard copy cv. Cover letter neither requires your address nor addressee's but the salutation, position applied for, the body of the letter, conclusion and your signature. It is written in the body of the email while the cv is attached. Cover letter is used for online application purpose only. Hope this helps.

wrong oga.They are same.

Hi, I think you might find this article useful
http://www.jobzilla.ng/2013/04/difference-between-cover-letter-and.html

Both the Same. Id say Application letter is a division, while Cover letter is its sub-division. Sub-division in the sense that each cover letter you write, should be written for just a specific company and job position. (Although, many people dont take this into consideration, some folks submit same cover letter they submitted to Exxon Mobil, to GTBank, forgetting that we got two different sectors here, requesting for two different skills. Just as Gboliwe said, Cover letter is more professional than Application letter, as it narrows down the content to whichever field you are applying. Companies states requirement for job positions, asides your CV, another opportunity to sell yourself is the cover letter, stating your skills as regards their requirement. While, Application letter could be written amiss, more like submitting an unsolicited application to a company, incase of any vacancy or position that suits your qualification. Not necessarily stating skills for a specific job position or role...

#I hope this helps...
#Correction is welcomed, as am still learning...

VickyRotex:
Both the Same. Id say Application letter is a division, while Cover letter is its sub-division. Sub-division in the sense that each cover letter you write, should be written for just a specific company and job position. (Although, many people dont take this into consideration, some folks submit same cover letter they submitted to Exxon Mobil, to GTBank, forgetting that we got two different sectors here, requesting for two different skills. Just as Gboliwe said, Cover letter is more professional than Application letter, as it narrows down the content to whichever field you are applying. Companies states requirement for job positions, asides your CV, another opportunity to sell yourself is the cover letter, stating your skills as regards their requirement. While, Application letter could be written amiss, more like submitting an unsolicited application to a company, incase of any vacancy or position that suits your qualification. Not necessarily stating skills for a specific job position or role...

#I hope this helps...
#Correction is welcomed, as am still learning...

Hmmm, nice one. Thanks a lot.

Godshand:


Hmmm, nice one. Thanks a lot.

You welcome

Pls can u send me sample of a good cover letter and cv. to my emeil chimaeke20@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks.

Godshand:
Hello and good morning all, please i want to know the difference(s) between "cover letter" and "application letter" as may be used during job application. My ignorance over this could be attributed to the fact that i've not really been involved in job hunting in my life time thus far, but situation as of today has called for it. I know that when applying for a job, the applicant must submit his/her CV together with application letter, but i've heard a lot about "cover letter" of recent and i find it difficult to fathom out the difference of the cover letter from application letter. If they are truly different, do applicants submit both at same time together with CV? If anyone can also help with a example of the said cover letter, that'll really be appreciated and plus any other information that could help guarantee one's better chance of being called for a job. Thank you!

This should guide you. Thank me later: https://www.nairaland.com/2109018/understand-differences-between-resume-cv

VickyRotex:
Both the Same. Id say Application letter is a division, while Cover letter is its sub-division. Sub-division in the sense that each cover letter you write, should be written for just a specific company and job position. (Although, many people dont take this into consideration, some folks submit same cover letter they submitted to Exxon Mobil, to GTBank, forgetting that we got two different sectors here, requesting for two different skills. Just as Gboliwe said, Cover letter is more professional than Application letter, as it narrows down the content to whichever field you are applying. Companies states requirement for job positions, asides your CV, another opportunity to sell yourself is the cover letter, stating your skills as regards their requirement. While, Application letter could be written amiss, more like submitting an unsolicited application to a company, incase of any vacancy or position that suits your qualification. Not necessarily stating skills for a specific job position or role...

#I hope this helps...
#Correction is welcomed, as am still learning...

pls can u help me with a copy of application letter and a cover letter to enable me understand better. ngoziekpo17@gmail.com. Tanks in advance

VickyRotex:



You welcome

But in the case of applying for Industrial Attachment (IT), which is most recommended? Application Letter or Cover Letter?

ngoziekpo17:
pls can u help me with a copy of application letter and a cover letter to enable me understand better. ngoziekpo17@gmail.com. Tanks in advance

I have sent it... Please confirm and revert!!!

Godshand:


But in the case of applying for Industrial Attachment (IT), which is most recommended? Application Letter or Cover Letter?

Just like I stated earlier that Cover Letter is a sub of Application letter. As cover letter ought to be shorter and straight to the point.

You can use an application to apply for industrial attachment, as this should entail detailed information about yourself. Remember you aint applying for any specific position, so you have to compose your letter in a way that would leave the company with no other option than to take you in.

Most of the time, when applying for Industrial Attachement, some companies dont demand for CV cos they know most of their applicants are still students, so little or no experience is needed, and they believe you can sell yourself with just your application letter, unlike the case of Cover letter, you cant submit a Cover letter for job application without a CV.

Here is an example of an application letter for Industrial Attachment.

@ op, you are yet to acknowledge receipt of my mail since noon that I sent it.

Kindly revert.

How does one rightly put an application in its right format on a new email page?

Or does one have to attach an application letter alongside the CV when sending out to an employer?

Or the application letter typed in the email & the CV attached?

What is certain is that we have what is called formal and informal letter. (Permit me to ignore semi formal).
Application letter means a formal letter stating your appeal for something. eg. jobs, approval request, etc
Now, if you are applying for a job, you need submit several documents - CV and certificates. In this case, your application is to introduce (cover) the accompanying (main) documents needed to prove you are worthy for the job. Thus the emergence of the phrase cover letter. Certainly the subject might still read "Application for ..." So, depending on the writing medium, it can contain all the relevant aspects of a formal letter - which we call it ab initio. I mean that detailed addresses can be ignored if writing inside email compose box, but may be clearly written if to be attached as a word/pdf file.

Now, if you are writing for instance: "Application for the Release of Fund for a Project" to may be the Chairman of your organisation. Here may be you simply need to state your budget in the letter and has no other accompanying document. So the normal name Application letter becomes clear.

In summary, Application Letter is same as Cover Letter.
Above is just my submission to the question. I was equally much confused with the phrase "cover letter" when I began to hear it for the first time during NYSC camping. You know how different money making persons troop the camp to catch them young in the name of "buy books and get certificate; we can help you write cover letters; etc"

Thank you!

Olucheye:
How does one rightly put an application in its right format on a new email page?

Or does one have to attach an application letter alongside the CV when sending out to an employer?

Or the application letter typed in the email & the CV attached?

I'd advise you type both seperately and attach. Although some company websites will ask you to copy and paste your Cover letter in a box.


If they dont ask for that, its better typed as Ms Word, or converted to Pdf (depending on the type of file they requested for) and attached to e-mail, or uploaded to company's application site