%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % Cover Letter - [Company], [Role] % % Example cover letter with placeholder content. This is the structural % reference for /apply (see 06-cover-letter-templates.md) and the CI smoke % test for cover.cls: it must always compile with xelatex to exactly 1 page. % It demonstrates the correct itemize pattern: the list sits OUTSIDE % \lettercontent{} (whose trailing \\ errors on \end{itemize}) and is % wrapped in Raleway-Medium so the bullet font matches the body. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \documentclass[]{cover} \usepackage{fancyhdr} \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhf{} \rfoot{Page \thepage \hspace{0pt}} \thispagestyle{empty} \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} \begin{document} %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % TITLE NAME %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \namesection{}{\Huge{[YOUR NAME]}}{ \href{mailto:your.email@example.com}{your.email@example.com} | [+XX XXXXXXXXXX] | \urlstyle{same}\href{https://www.linkedin.com/in/yourprofile}{LinkedIn} } %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% % MAIN COVER LETTER CONTENT %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% \currentdate{\today} \lettercontent{Dear [Hiring Manager / Team],} \lettercontent{[Opening paragraph: name the role and where you found it, state your strongest connection to it in one sentence, and preview why you are a fit. Keep it to 2--3 sentences.]} \lettercontent{[Body paragraph: your most relevant experience, framed toward the tasks in the posting. Follow with 3--5 concrete bullets:]} {\raggedright\fontspec[Path = OpenFonts/fonts/raleway/]{Raleway-Medium}\fontsize{11pt}{13pt}\selectfont \begin{itemize} \item \textbf{[Achievement 1]:} [concrete result with a number where possible] \item \textbf{[Achievement 2]:} [skill or project mapped to a posting requirement] \item \textbf{[Achievement 3]:} [evidence for a nice-to-have requirement] \end{itemize}\par} \vspace{6pt} \lettercontent{[Connection paragraph: why this company specifically. Reference a verified specific: a product, a stated priority, a team. Never generic.]} \lettercontent{[Personal fit paragraph: behavioral strengths and what you bring to the team, 2--3 sentences.]} \lettercontent{I look forward to hearing from you.} \begin{flushright} % Note: no trailing \\ inside \closing{} - cover.cls appends its own \\, and a % doubled break triggers "There's no line here to end." \closing{Kind regards,} \signature{[YOUR NAME]} \end{flushright} \end{document}