Cover letter examples
Short UK cover letters you can adapt. Every detail in [brackets] is yours to fill in — never borrow experience you don't have. Want one written from your own CV for a specific job? Use the cover letter generator.
Retail
Contact centre
Office & admin
Healthcare & care
- Healthcare Assistant cover letterAn HCA cover letter that shows compassion through specific examples and matches the trust's values.
- Registered Nurse cover letterA nurse cover letter for private hospitals, agencies or roles outside NHS Jobs, focused on registration, clinical area and patient safety.
- Support Worker cover letterA support worker cover letter that shows person-centred support, independence goals and safeguarding awareness.
Education
Tech & data
Logistics & driving
Hospitality
Marketing & creative
Graduates & first jobs
- Graduate cover letterA graduate cover letter that uses your degree, projects and part-time work as real evidence for an entry-level role.
- Career Change cover letterA career change cover letter that explains the move clearly and links transferable skills to the new role.
- No Experience cover letterA first-job cover letter for school leavers and anyone with no work history, using school, volunteering and hobbies honestly.
- Apprenticeship cover letterAn apprenticeship cover letter that explains why this field, shows practical interest and confirms your GCSEs and availability.
- Part-Time Job cover letterA part-time job cover letter for students, parents and second jobs that leads with exact availability and reliability.
- Speculative cover letterA speculative cover letter for asking about jobs that aren't advertised: why this employer, what you offer and a clear, polite ask.
Sales & recruitment
- Sales Executive cover letterA B2B sales cover letter that leads with one real target result, explains how you win business and shows you've researched their market.
- Recruitment Consultant cover letterA recruitment consultant cover letter showing your desk, billings and how you look after candidates and clients, including compliance.
Legal
Security & facilities
- Security Officer cover letterA security officer cover letter that confirms your SIA licence, shifts and site experience, and gives one calm incident example.
- Cleaner cover letterA short, practical cleaner cover letter covering availability, the sites you've cleaned and why you can be trusted to work alone.
Management
- Team Leader cover letterA team leader cover letter that shows how you coach people, plan rotas and hit targets, whether you're stepping up or moving across.
- Operations Manager cover letterAn operations manager cover letter that sizes your operation, names your KPIs and gives one improvement with real before and after figures.