Cover Letter

▪ Not always required

▪ Sometimes: just an email
▪ Sometimes: a text box on a job board
▪ When in doubt: include it!
▪ Goal: show how your profile matches the
company’s needs
▪ How:
1. I understand your needs
2. I can fulfill your needs
3. We can work together
4. Let’s meet!

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The 4-part Cover Letter

1. Reformulate the key needs

from the job announcement

2. Show how your profile

matches these needs

3. Express your motivation

4. Offer to meet for an interview

Applying for a job: mirroring the job posting
The job posting
The company: sector, products, strategy, values, size…
Missions for the job (or internship), required skills
(hard and soft skills)
Required personality
Practical aspects: dates, hours, location…
Direction Soft Skills, Développement Durable et Carrières
The match with your profile
How it matches your education, your project, your
experience, your interests…
Example: Airbus / “I have always been passionate
about aircrafts”
How can you prove you have theses skills (education,
projects, experience, volunteer work…)
How can you prove you’re a good match (experience,
hobbies, interests…)
How does it match my availability, mobility…
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