Application Letter as cover letter

An application letter is actually one of the most important part for every person looking for a job.  You should be aware that an application letter does not have to have even a single error in spelling, grammar including spacing.

Before creating an application letter, you should consider the person who will be reading it.  The manager, for example, should be impressed not on how you created the letter but on how you convey and show to them you capabilities and knowledge on the work you are applying.

If you have an experience related to the job you are applying, this will be plus as it needs to be include in writing your application letter.  This should be written in another paragraph giving emphasis on a situation you contributed for the successful conduct or your contribution created something to fast tract such processes or through your effort the company had saved time and money.

You need to be ready for this one, because when you reach the interview part, you will be ask about this again.  This situation will be a good springboard for you to be shortlisted and hopefully called for an interview.  

An application letter is the same with sales letter.  In the sales letter you may want to convince a prospect client by giving all the data, the benefits or the product or service you are selling, and the likes, to make a sell. The application letter is being written to sell also your knowledge and abilities.  This is why you need to make sure your application letter is enough to convince the boss that you are the person they are looking for as an additional manpower to their company.

Again, you need to be very very careful in writing your resumé, there's no room for errors.  You can do this by reading it many time before deciding to send it.