Sample Cover letters This sample letter is meant to give you an idea of how you may want to organize your cover letter.

John Smith 1784 Maple Road Seattle, WA 97654 Home: (345)555-2322 e-mail: jsmith23@yahoo.com

Apr 03, 2004
Dept. of Human Resources
Company Name
Portland, Oregon
Dear Sir or Madam:
I am considering relocating to the Portland area during the last week of July and am currently exploring job opportunities. As my resume reveals, I have both a Bachelors and Master's degree in Computer Science. I have more then three years of professional software development experience using C++, C and Java in PC based and real-time systems. I enjoy working in a high energy and high performance work environment. I have worked on and learned a great deal from several very interesting and complex commercial projects. Currently I am leading an extremely talented software team to build a dual-mode wireless communication device with a display interface. The total budget for the project is approximately $3M. At the completion of this project in July I will be anxious to take on new challenges and build upon my knowledge base. I am excited by the prospect of working with an organization that is both an unquestioned leader in its programming niche and an enthusiastic risk taker in an entirely new frontier.
I have enclosed my resume for your review. I would like the opportunity to meet and share more about my qualifications and the ways in which I can contribute to the team. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
John Smith