Simple Cover Letter with a clean one-page letter layout, clear contact header, and structured body textFREE

Free Simple Cover Letter Template

A one-page letter with a plain header, room for three or four short paragraphs and a sign-off, designed to sit beside the simple resume layouts on this site.

The sample is a letter for a customer service role. Replace it with your own.

Item details

Created:
Layout: One-column
Preview: 1 page
Dimensions: US Letter, 8.5 × 11 in (215.9 × 279.4 mm)
Font: Arial (name, headings and body text)
Compatible with: Google Docs, Microsoft Word, PDF (exported from Word or Docs)

Matching the resume

Use the same font and header style as your resume so the two documents look like a set. This letter pairs with the Simple One Page Resume and Basic Resume. The Basic Cover Letter is the plainer sibling; the Professional Cover Letter is more formal.

Writing it

Why you're writing, the one or two achievements that matter for this job, and how you'd like to follow up. The guide to using a cover letter template turns the sample into a job-specific letter. More letters are under cover letter templates.