VirginSkid,
Sorry, I disagree that you should go in to detail with the covering letter.
Any covering letter should be brief and contain pertinent information only. Such as; where you saw the advert, your contact details, the correct address and name (and spelling) of the recipient and brief message to say “Please find my attached Curriculum Vitae for your consideration in respect to the above….” Make damn sure there are no spelling mistakes.
Any more than this and it’s probably leaving the hand of the reader and heading for the PFO section…
By-the-by, having read Pilot Pete’s story over the last year and a bit, I’m sure he’s a great source of info on covering letters and CV’s. Do a search for yourself and read the details - he should write a book about it. Inspirational stuff.
Funkie