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dawnoffawn · 12-06-2006, 09:43 AM

Hey all,
Cover letters for job applications should be signed, right?
What about cover letters sent by email or by the employer's website?
Do they have to be signed? If yes, how do I sign it?
Should I sign and send it as a photo attahment since theo nly way I can think of is signing it and scanning it and them attaching it as a photo or scanned document. But sometimes, they cannot be opened and the employer might have a hard time opening it and might disregard it altogether.
Any suggestion?
Thanks in advance.

Daniel_ · 12-06-2006, 01:19 PM

I always put

"Yours Sincerely,

[Firstname] [Surname]"

Yakk · 12-06-2006, 01:43 PM

There is no need to scan your signature.

Sage · 12-08-2006, 06:42 AM

Nah, that would be a little overkill. Just type your name at the bottom. Honestly, every employer I've ever sent a cover letter to didn't seem to be the type to really care that much about the formatting- they want to know YOU, and that's what's supposed to come through in your cover letter- what you can and will be doing for them if you get hired.

savvypup · 12-09-2006, 07:54 PM

Yea, can't see the need to sign it. If we, as a potential employer, are interested in you, a signature is a far cry from what we're looking for. Especially in this day and age, where most correspondence is via email.

However, for those who do apply for jobs, can I just say there's nothing more offputting than skipping the 'Dear Mr ETC'. You've got to do your research and address your application to the correct person. Just diving head first into your spiel is one step back in your application.

12-06-2006, 09:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
dawnoffawn Crazy	Cover letters sent by email or by website Hey all, Cover letters for job applications should be signed, right? What about cover letters sent by email or by the employer's website? Do they have to be signed? If yes, how do I sign it? Should I sign and send it as a photo attahment since theo nly way I can think of is signing it and scanning it and them attaching it as a photo or scanned document. But sometimes, they cannot be opened and the employer might have a hard time opening it and might disregard it altogether. Any suggestion? Thanks in advance.

12-06-2006, 01:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
Daniel_ Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It! Location: Southern England	I always put "Yours Sincerely, [Firstname] [Surname]" __________________ ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air, And deep beneath the rolling waves, In labyrinths of Coral Caves, The Echo of a distant time Comes willowing across the sand; And everthing is Green and Submarine ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝

12-06-2006, 01:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	There is no need to scan your signature. __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.

12-08-2006, 06:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sage hoarding all the big girl panties since 2005 Location: North side	Nah, that would be a little overkill. Just type your name at the bottom. Honestly, every employer I've ever sent a cover letter to didn't seem to be the type to really care that much about the formatting- they want to know YOU, and that's what's supposed to come through in your cover letter- what you can and will be doing for them if you get hired. __________________ Sage knows our mythic history, King Arthur's and Sir Caradoc's She answers hard acrostics, has a pretty taste for paradox She quotes in elegiacs all the crimes of Heliogabalus In conics she can floor peculiarities parabolous -C'hi

12-09-2006, 07:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
savvypup Crazy Location: Want to run away? Follow the light	Yea, can't see the need to sign it. If we, as a potential employer, are interested in you, a signature is a far cry from what we're looking for. Especially in this day and age, where most correspondence is via email. However, for those who do apply for jobs, can I just say there's nothing more offputting than skipping the 'Dear Mr ETC'. You've got to do your research and address your application to the correct person. Just diving head first into your spiel is one step back in your application. __________________ ciao bella!