SAMPLE Cover Letter Carl Hurst 987 Maynard Place Centerville, USA 34576 March 25, 2006 Mr.

Richard Simpson, Hiring Manager Fallbrook Manufacturing, Inc. 17 Russell Street Any Town, USA 78956 Dear Mr. Simpson: Your posting on JobBankUSA.com for a computer systems administrator motivated me to write this cover letter and apply for the job. I have had three years of exp erience installing, configuring, and supporting local and wide network and the I nternet system for Shoemaker Technologies on the East Coast. Now I am living on the West Coast and would welcome filling this position at your Russell Street lo cation. Would you like to meet in person to talk over the job requirements and to see if I'd be a good fit for your company? If so, you can reach me at 786-789-0456 to set up an appointment. I look forward to hearing from you and appreciate that yo u have read this cover letter and will at least consider me as one of the comput er systems administrators you will be hiring for your three facilities. Sincerely, Carl Hurst