Difference between a Cover Letter and an Application Letter

Difference between Cover Letter and Application Letter

After my last post on Cover Letters , a lotof job seekers have been

asking me the difference between a Cover Letter and anApplication

Letter.

I admit the difference between those twodocuments is quite subtle. In

fact, most articles you'll find online will compound your confusion.

However, I have done a great deal of research on this, just to break

down, simplify and explain to you, the difference between a Cover

Letter and an Application Letter.

Here are some important points to note about the difference between

both documents:

1. In their simplest form; A Cover Letter as the name implies, can

cover any kind of document--a report, a CV/résumé, a budget,

application package, even an application letter!, while an Application

Letter is specifically an application for seeking a job.

2. An application letter is often intended to stand on its own, and

basically contains your qualifications and describes a bit of who you

are and what you have done, as well as, your objectives and why you

want to apply for a job. Whereas a cover letter generally can't be the

applicant's only document submitted to express interestin a job

opening. A cover letter typicallyaccompanies each resume you send out.

A cover letter should complement, not duplicate, your resume. Its

purpose is tointerpret the data-oriented, factual resume and add a

personal touch.

3. A Cover Letter is usually a page you have typed in the format of

any buisness letter in which you introduce yourself to a perspective

employer. While an Application can sometimes be aform that is given by

a hiring company or person in which you would fill in information

asked for on this form that would often be included in a resume.

4. Many employers will ask you to write to them perhaps in the form of

application letters when they advertise jobs. Sometimes you will be

asked to send your CV or resume. Your CV or curriculum vitae lists

your educational and career history and is a useful summary for an

employer of all your educational and employment achievements up to the

present time. You must always ensure that it is up to date. A covering

letter may then be veryuseful because you can enclose it with your CV

or the completed application letter. In your covering letter you can

then draw attention to particular information which you wish to

highlight in the other documents it covers (application letter or CV).

5. Finally, however, to clear your doubts, cover letters can also

sometimes be used as application letters.



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