Short cover letter examples: 120 words that do the job
Two complete cover letters under 120 words - Bookkeeper and UX Designer - with the public task list every sentence was built from, and the lines to cut first.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 minHeroApply Blog
Cover letters
When one matters, and how to write it in under an hour.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
How to end a cover letter (and the sign-off to skip)
The closing paragraph has one job - point at the next thing. Here are the four lines that belong in it, the sign-off to use, and the sentence to delete.
Jordan Reyes · · 10 min
Cover letter vs resume: what goes where in 2026
The resume is the document a recruiter can search. The cover letter is not. Here is which facts belong on each, worked through a financial analyst application.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
Who to address a cover letter to when there is no name
Write "Dear Hiring Manager." Here is where the name is actually findable, why guessing is worse than not knowing, and what an ATS does with the letter.
Jordan Reyes · · 8 min
A cover letter template that doesn't read like a template
The four paragraphs, in order, and the sentences that make each one specific - built line by line for a real Operations Analyst posting.
Jordan Reyes · · 10 min
Cover letter opening lines that work, and the ones recruiters skip
Your first sentence should name a task from the job, not a feeling about the company. Here is how to build one from the posting, with examples.
Jordan Reyes · · 10 min
Cover letter for an internal position: what to write in 2026
Your employer already has your job history on file. Here is what an internal cover letter has to add, paragraph by paragraph, and who to send it to.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
Do you still need a cover letter in 2026?
Usually no. How to read the application form in fifteen seconds, what each ATS does with the file, and three cases where a letter still changes the outcome.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
Career change cover letter, line by line, with a 2026 example
A career change cover letter has one job: name the overlap. Here is a teacher-to-instructional-designer letter, taken apart line by line.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 minThe best of the blog, once a week
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