One line per line.
A name beats "Sir or Madam" every time. It is usually on the advert.
Printed before the date, as "Zurich, 25 August 2026". Usual in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.
If the advert has one. It goes in the subject line.
For example: Application for Ward Manager, ref 4821.
For example: Dear Ms Okafor.
One per line. A Swiss application lists what travels with it: CV, work certificates, diplomas.
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Five prompts, each optional. The hard part of a cover letter is knowing what belongs in the second paragraph — not the typing. Every word stays yours; nothing here is generated.
Which job, where you saw it, and what you are in one line.
I am applying for the Ward Manager post advertised on your careers page. I am a Band 6 nurse with eight years in acute respiratory care, currently deputising as shift coordinator on a 28-bed ward.
Something specific about them. If it would fit any employer, cut it.
Your respiratory unit took part in the national NIV audit last year, and the changes that came out of it are exactly the kind of work I want to be part of rather than read about.
One or two things you have actually done that match the advert. Use a number.
I led the move to structured NEWS2 escalation huddles on my ward, which cut unplanned critical care escalations by 18% over a year, and I have precepted three newly qualified nurses through their first year.
The two or three things the advert asks for that you are strongest on.
You are asking for someone who can hold a rota together and develop a team at the same time. Those are the two parts of my current role I would keep if I could only keep two.
Short. Say you would welcome a conversation and leave it there.
I would welcome the chance to talk about the role. I am available at short notice and happy to come in outside shift hours.
0 words · Most cover letters land between 250 and 400 words.
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