How to Write a Referral Cover Letter

In this guide, we'll teach you how to write a referral cover letter. A referral cover letter is a type of cover letter that centres around an employee at the company you're applying to referring you to the job role that your cover letter and application are for.

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# Referral Cover Letter Sample
# How to Mention an Employee Referral
# How to Get a Referral
# Tips for Writing Referral Cover Letter
# How to Edit Referral Cover Letter Template

Referral Cover Letter Template

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Referral Cover Letter Sample (Text)

Joanne Smith
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Mr. Blogg
CopyWrite
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Dear Mr. Blogg,

Re: Referral from Elizabeth Zen

I am writing to express my interest in your Marketing Operative position, as referred to me by Elizabeth Zen, who as you may know, is part of your managerial team for the Marketing department. Elizabeth and I worked together in a previous role at White Papers Inc. and suggested that I might be a good fit as an applicant.

In my previous position at White Papers Inc., and again later on in my most recent role at Typist Limited, I was tasted with creating the marketing materials and copywriting for the various pieces of company marketing. I have excellent self-management skills, and a good ability to motivate my team members at all times.

I have a very positive attitude, and I can complete tasks that I am given within any time constraints. I have been known to frequently exceed what is expected of me in all of my previous roles. Currently, I am looking for the opportunity to take my marketing experience to the next level, and I feel this role with CopyWrite would allow me to grow as a person and an employee, as well as develop my career path in a direction that would benefit your company.

I hope we can schedule a time to speak at a later date.

Kind regards,
Joanne Smith

How to Mention an Employee Referral

When writing a cover letter with a referral mentioned, there are several ways to note the referral without it seeming out of place. In the above referral cover letter, you can see that the referral is placed in the first paragraph of the cover letter. This is because the job application is based around the referral and notes the referral as the subject line ("Re: Referral from Elizabeth Zen").

Another way to mention a referral from a company employee is referring to them in a casual way, for example, you could mention them nearer the middle or end of your referral cover letter by dropping their name as someone you know at the company that you used to work with, or worked under in a previous role. Link the referral to the job that you're applying for and ensure that you're referring to a person that works in a similar position, who is of good standing in the company.

Ideally, you should mention the referral in the beginning of the cover letter, by including the referral's full name, and giving the manager a brief idea of how you know the person, and what your relationship to them is. Describe your connection to your referral as well as you can and show a long working partnership.

How to Get a Referral

The main way to get a referral to an open job role is by being notified by an old colleague that there's a position available at the company they're currently working at. This usually happens when you still have a good relationship with a previous colleague, and it happens to come up in conversation.

Another way to get a referral from a company employee to is network. Networking means that you put yourself out there and get to know various people in your industry. If you're lucky, you might run into or have a conversation with someone that works at a reputable company. When you network, you're forming professional relationships with working individuals, who will know vacancies come up in the company that they work for. You'll find out about these vacancies through these individuals, and you could then ask for a referral if they personally let you know about the job.

Tips for Writing a Referral Cover Letter

When you introduce a referral in a referral cover letter, always expand on how you know the person, and why you're referring to them in your cover letter straight away. Avoid referring to a person in your cover letter and then moving on to another subject. Once you've brought up a company employee, you need to spend some time properly expanding on the subject of the referral in your cover letter. Ensure that you proofread your cover letter with referral attached before you send it.

Referring to a previous colleague in a cover letter doesn't work for everyone, it can be difficult to know where to put the explanation paragraph, or how to refer to your old colleague properly, but with the guide in this article, you should be able to write an effective referral cover letter.

How to Edit Referral Cover Letter Template

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