Cover Letter for an Internship
The short answer
For an internship, a company knows you are a student, so be direct: your course and year, the skills you have, what you want to learn, and the dates you are free. Show interest in the team's work. Keep it to a short page. The template covers these.
For an internship while you are still studying.
Leave empty for “Dear Hiring Manager”.
Separate with commas.
One short, true sentence, written the way you want it to appear.
One honest sentence.
Your letter
Fill in the parts in [square brackets], copy it, and make it sound like you. A letter in your own words always beats a template, so change anything that does not fit. Your details stay in your browser.
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How to: Cover Letter for an Internship
- 1Fill in your name, the role, the company, your degree and year.
- 2Add your skills and a project you built.
- 3Say when you are free and for how long.
- 4Copy the letter, edit it, and send it with your resume.
At a glance
- Length
- A short page
- Include
- Your year, your skills and when you are available
- Say
- What you hope to learn
Frequently asked questions
Should I mention my marks?
Only if they are strong. A project or a skill shows more about how you work than a grade.
How is this different from a fresher's cover letter?
An internship letter talks about learning and your available dates, while a fresher's job letter talks about what you can deliver from the first day.