How
to write a Covering Letter and Attach your CV
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How
to write a Covering Letter and Attach Your CV via email.
Web-based
Applications, e.g. www.getmeacooljob.com:
Find a job you wish to apply for.
Click on “Apply”.
Fill the boxes that apply, e.g. your e-mail address.
To Attach Your CV / Covering Letter:
Usually: Click on “Browse” next to the appropriate
box, e.g. “Upload your CV”
Find your CV at the location where you saved it.
e.g. if on your memory stick:
Click on button with: symbol opposite “Look in”
at top of “File Upload” window.
Click on your memory stick – usually drive E:
Find your CV on your memory stick and click on “Open”
to attach your CV to your application.
Attach your letter, if saved on your memory stick, in a similar
way.
If you need to send text only from a letter (instead of attaching
a letter file, e.g. to send in an e-mail):
· Open your letter in MS Word.
· Highlight the text in your letter that you want to
send, using the mouse.
· Alternatively: highlight all text in your letter,
by pressing — on the keyboard (i.e. “Control”
– “All”).
· Once you’ve highlighted the text you want,
press — (to Copy).
· Open a new message in your e-mail programme (e.g.
Hotmail).
OR: Go back to the web page where you want to send text.
· Click in the “box” where you want to
copy the text.
· Press — to Paste your copied text into the
e-mail, or sending box.
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Remember:
Control
A— to highlight All
Control
C— to Copy
Control
V— to Paste – think: C, V – the most important
word in here!
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Remember A C V |
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