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Apply in writing
Former Member
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If a job advert says 'apply in writing including full CV' what sort of things should I put in the letter? Would it need to be things like why I want the job and why I think I would be good for it?
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I would just put a covering letter saying something like :
"Please find enclosed a copy of my CV for condsideration for such and such a job that I have seen advertised in such and such a place."
Your CV should tell them all that they need to know.
Yoiur CV will show what you are good at, and any covering letter waffle normally goes in the bin anyway.
I did two years at university and I only mention it if I think it will help me get the job. For example, I applied for a job in the library at Durham Uni, where I spent two years. I put a bit in the intro section about having been there, so I know how to use their library system already. I also applied for a job at another university, so wrote about it noting that I knew how the admin system works from a student's perspective etc.
HOWEVER, I haven't got it on my CV. Both of those were on official application forms where they ask you why you would be good for the job etc.
In your position I wouldn't mention it, no.