A Cover Letter That Fits

Turn One Job Posting and One Real Example into a Focused Application

Tessa Alderwick

Posting → proof → three paragraphs

Your résumé says what you did.
Your letter must show why it fits here.

The vacancy is open. Your résumé is ready. The letter still sounds as if it could go to any employer.

Build the letter from the actual posting, not a catalogue of impressive phrases. Four working sheets cover the posting-to-proof map, three-paragraph draft, special situation and send check. A worked fictional application shows how those decisions become a draft you can revise and submit. Focused reading covers the first line, career changes, gaps, referrals and application channels.

Match a requirement to work you actually did.

Draft the opening, one proof and the close.

Adapt for a gap, career change or internal application.

Check the recipient, application channel and final file.

Open the vacancy beside the first worksheet. Find the requirement you can answer with a real example.

For adult job applicants. Examples are fictional. The book helps you write the application; it does not promise an interview or an offer.