How often do you use the word "I" in your cover letter?

[ragnarok_approaches123]

Mine goes "I would like to express my interest in this job... I hold these qualifications.... I have this experience... I am willing to do these tasks..." It seems a bit excessive and I don't want to give the impression that I'm self-obsessed before I even have the chance to speak with a real person from the company I'm applying to.

 

[sudeki300]

what about using "my" somtimes, as in "my qualifications"

 

[Dust2dust]

I see nothing wrong with your approach. I don't know how's the employment in Australia, but here, employers are desperate to recruit new staff. As soon as you show interest in the job, they will more than likely give you the job. Just be sincere in what you write in your resume.

 

[tech3475]

Might be worth checking with your local dole office, where I live there are free services available for help writing C.V.s, job interviews, etc.

 

[ragnarok_approaches123]

I see nothing wrong with your approach. I don't know how's the employment in Australia, but here, employers are desperate to recruit new staff. As soon as you show interest in the job, they will more than likely give you the job. Just be sincere in what you write in your resume.

I don't like revealing information about myself publicly but I'm applying to teach English overseas. Sure if I apply for a dozen jobs, one place might hire me with a less impressive cover letter but I'd like to work in a specific city if possible so maximising the number of successful applications is worth the effort.

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Might be worth checking with your local dole office, where I live there are free services available for help writing C.V.s, job interviews, etc.

I'm not eligible at this point in time because I already have a job and am making over the fortnightly threshold. I did get dole payments in the past but the unemployment offices were too understaffed to be of much help.

 

[AncientBoi]

I have a problem with this line

I am willing to do these tasks.

I think you should be a bit more positive n say

I can do these tasks.

 

[ragnarok_approaches123]

I have a problem with this line

I am willing to do these tasks.

I think you should be a bit more positive n say

I can do these tasks.

I misworded my first post. I am willing to move overseas and commit to working at this place for at least a year.

 

[AncientBoi]

I misworded my first post. I am willing to move overseas and commit to working at this place for at least a year.

Cool. Just be a bit more Assertive in your presentation.

Companies nowadays are looking for people that are more Positive in their outlook of their work.

 

[ragnarok_approaches123]

Cool. Just be a bit more Assertive in your presentation.

Companies nowadays are looking for people that are more Positive in their outlook of their work.

Now I get it. I want to live and work in this country for at least a year.

 

[FAST6191]

Pure formality would strongly discourage any first person phrasing at all, though to what extent that still exists, never mind with the "anybody with a pulse and a clean criminal history" thing that others alluded to as being the present job world (though TEFL stuff can vary with it being the "easy" option for a long term visa for some). I would certainly avoid any on the bulk of the CV/resume, cover letters are a more interesting debate and I would have 50 first person/I sentences before I had a single errant comma or spelling mistake.
Writing to avoid it is not so bad either.

"I would like to express my interest in this job... I hold these qualifications.... I have this experience... I am willing to do these tasks..."

This cover letter is part of an application for [job title as listed, location as well if worthwhile]. It is of great interest this is sent for your consideration.

Most TEFL stuff seems to want a degree in anything vaguely accredited from an English speaking university whenever I go looking so where normally I would spit their qualifications back at them twisted to my stuff this might be less necessary. If you have done any teaching, had apprentices, done any childcare (assuming you are going for that -- some want you to teach businessmen* or later years teenagers) then wind that in there.

*if your degree or whatever is in IT, something medical, something legal, something engineering, .... such that you can bridge a gap where one that spent 3 years contemplating the deeper meaning of Beowulf and Shakespeare would have no clue then play up that a bit. Anything there necessarily also includes the ability to explain it to the clueless, possibly including sales pitches, new software, new hardware, new ways of doing things, new versions with changes and explaining to manglement.

The requirements list a degree, my degree being in. Further to that and as part of roles using it a considerable amount of tuition in [said field] to technical and non technical staff, customers, investors and managers. Taking to the concept the company tasked myself to deal with that for further instances. Ultimately it became natural and quite enjoyable, and could readily be turned to [this particular application].

Whether my is acceptable in the no first person world we could debate, certainly preferable to an(other) I. Considerable amount is a fluff term but this is job application so kind of expected to do it.

These tasks is an interesting one, though necessary.

The previous roles taught the value of adaptability, flexibility and taking initiative to prevent failure and ensure successful outcomes, teaching and communication being part of that. To that end all reasonable accommodations will be taken to ensure in this role has the desired outcome for the clients, the company and myself. With that said there are tasks which will be unable to be undertaken [maybe you don't fancy cleaning bogs in some nowhere, middle of school and thus best to mention that in this].