Secretary Cover Letters

Cover letter complements your resume and conveys your suitability to the job on your behalf. It provides you an opportunity to highlight your credentials and achievements. In this way, a cover letter increases your chances of getting selected for the interview round.

Secretary cover letter should include all the relevant experiences, training in administration, documents handling, record keeping, relevant knowledge of software applications, correspondence with key parties of the organization, reporting, preparing presentations, credibility, multi-tasking etc. Thus while writing a cover letter for this post one should focus on these qualities which will give you competitive edge over others.

1. Cover Letter Example (Fresher Candidate)

To,
Eros Industries Ltd.
412 So. Park View St.
Los Angeles 400132.

Subject: Application for the post of a Secretary with reference to the advertisement dated 18th October in 'The Los Angeles Daily News'.

Dear Sir,

I came to know about the aforesaid opening as a secretary from 'The Los Angeles Daily News' dated 18th October 2013. I desire to be the part of your reputed and esteemed organization.

As a fresher I do not have that much experience in this field. But I would like to highlight some of my achievements to demonstrate my suitability for the post. I have done my graduation in commerce in 2010 and also completed a diploma course in management from the business Harvard School in the year 2011. I am well acquainted with database management, word processing and ms excel functions. I am an expert in organizational and managerial skills too. I have a certificate of office administration training program completion to my credit. As a fresher I am familiar with all the current and advanced developments in the field of book keeping, reporting and correspondence. I assure you that I would prove to be a loyal, trustworthy, honest and hard-working individual totally committed towards working for the organization. I hope that I will get an opportunity to show my talent and to utilize it in your organization.

I am enclosing my resume and all the necessary documents with this cover letter. With this I hope that my application will be accepted and will get a chance to prove my abilities in the interview.

Thank you,

Yours sincerely

Susan Peterson

Enclosures:

• Resume
• Certificates

2. Cover Letter Example ( for Experienced Candidates)

To,
Marlow Sellers Industries Ltd.
211, Figuerova Street,
Lane - 4,
Los Angeles 90014

Subject: Application for the post of a Secretary.

Dear Sir,

I came across the opening for a secretary from the daily 'Los Angeles Times' dated 16th October 2013. I wanted to apply for post of a secretary which is reserved for a female candidate. The advertisement number is 28769-2203/07.

I have an experience of 3 years as a secretary in Eros Elevators, Los Angeles. There I worked as a receptionist cum administration assistant. Currently I am working at Joseph Construction House as an office assistant. Here I handle the responsibility of record keeping, correspondence with key parties, coordinating with other parties etc. I have also completed a course of software and networking, certificate courses in office administration and management in 2011 from Florida International University, Miami, USA. I have good interpersonal skills and knowledge of software applications like spreadsheets and database management. I know English, French, German and Spanish too. I assure you that I will keep all the documents confidential and work with dedication. I hope that I will get an opportunity to display my potential.

Here please find enclosed along with my application, my resume, certificates of different courses which I have completed and my experience certificates. I hope that your company will give me opportunity to attend the interview and thereby give me a chance to show my potentials. I am really hopeful about the same. I am looking forward for a positive reply from you.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Mary Brown

Enclosures:

• a copy of resume
• educational certificates
• experience letters