Application Letter Templates and Examples
An application letter makes your case for a specific job in your own words. Across Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, the Philippines, and India, this is the standard term, and the format follows local convention: your address and the date at the top, an "RE:" line naming the post, a formal "Yours faithfully" close. US and Canadian readers will know the same document as a cover letter, and that section covers the American register.
Guides, Templates & Examples
Account Manager Job Application Form and Letter TemplateFree .docxWhat an account manager job application form screens on, why a quota percentage needs its number beside it, and a letter that reads as a work sample.
Cabin Crew Cover Letter: What Airlines Screen For FirstFree .docxA cabin crew cover letter that treats the job as safety work: the criteria that screen you out first, a worked letter, and the portal-box version.
Financial Analyst Job Application: Form, Letter, TemplateFree .docxWhat a financial analyst job application form screens on, the short box answer to write first, the letter that goes with it, and a free .docx template.
How to Write an Application Letter + TemplateFree .docxHow to write a job application letter that gets read, with a full-block template, a complete Commonwealth-format example, and a free .docx. No signup.
Human Resources Manager Application Letter + TemplateFree .docxA human resources manager application letter that proves confidential work without breaching it, the numbers that mean something in HR, and a free .docx.
Job Application Letter for a Manager Position: TemplateFree .docxA job application letter for a manager position: which of the three manager jobs the advert means, the span and scope numbers to give, and a free .docx.
Marketing Manager Application Letter: Template and ExampleFree .docxA marketing manager application letter that survives the attribution question, plus the portfolio line, the German Anschreiben rules, and a free .docx.
Plumbing Apprenticeship Application Letter (UK Example)Free .docxPlumbing apprenticeship application letter with no experience: what UK employers check, entry requirements, a full example, and a free .docx.
More about Application Letters
The job title changes the letter more than any template admits. A teacher writes to a school head about classroom results and certification; a cabin crew applicant writes about safety training and service under pressure; a manager writes about the team they ran and the number they moved. The role pages here give you a complete letter for that job, not a skeleton with the title swapped and nothing filled in.
Government and civil-service posts follow their own rules. Teaching applications routed through the TSC in Kenya or DepEd in the Philippines, and public-sector roles across Nigeria and India, expect a formal application letter with exact reference numbers and a plain, respectful tone. US career sites rarely address these procedures, so the guidance here stays specific to the institutions that actually receive your letter.
Trade and entry-level applicants get the least help from career sites built around office jobs, and they are the readers this section serves best. If you are applying for an apprenticeship or a first job as a plumber, electrician, driver, security guard, or care worker, lead with the training you have started, your reliability, and your willingness to learn on site. Name the employer and why their work interests you rather than falling back on "I am a hard-working person." A specific reason beats a generic claim every time.
Pick your role to start. Managers have the manager, marketing manager, account manager, and HR manager letters; finance candidates have the financial analyst version; aviation applicants have the cabin crew letter. For the structure behind all of them, read the application letter template guide.
Each letter is free to read, copy, and adapt, and rebuilt pages carry a .docx download with no signup. Change the names, dates, and details to fit your own application before you send it. One warning: never send a role letter with another applicant's details left in. The fastest way to lose a job is a letter addressed to the wrong company.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between an application letter and a cover letter?
They serve the same goal, but the term and format vary by region. "Application letter" is the term employers use from Lagos and Nairobi to Delhi and Manila, and it runs more formal, with an "RE:" subject line and a "Yours faithfully" close; "cover letter" is the US and Canadian term. See cover letters for the American version.
How do I write an application letter with no experience?
Lead with your training, coursework, and any volunteer or internship work, then connect those to the job. Name one thing you did and the result. The internship letter guide shows this for a first application.
Should the application letter go in the email body or as an attachment?
If you apply by email, put a short version in the body and attach the full letter and your resume as separate files. If you apply through a portal, upload it where the form asks. Name the file with your name and the role.
How long should an application letter be?
One page. Three or four paragraphs is enough to state the job you want, why you fit it, and how to reach you.