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Cover Letter Tips: Cover Letter Example Showcasing Bilingual Skills

September 17, 2009

Yesterday I wrote about the importance of showcasing your bilingual skills to prospective employers in your cover letter (Cover Letter Tips: How to Write a Cover Letter that Showcases Your Bilingual Skills).   Today I want to give you a cover letter example that demonstrates an actual business scenario, in which you can explain how being bilingual is advantageous to the company where you are applying.  You will be able to see, in the sample paragraph below, how I showcased the fact that I am bilingual – along with my individual knowledge of the Hispanic market.

This example is for a bilingual sales or customer service position at a wireless company. I am going to dedicate a paragraph in the cover letter to being bilingual and to my Hispanic market experience. I will also mention some research and specific knowledge about the market.  Of course, you can tailor it to your specific skills and knowledge.

Sample paragraph: “By being totally fluent in Spanish and in English, I can communicate with the company’s management as well as with the company’s clients. I understand that the Hispanic community outspends the non-Hispanic in cell phone usage; that over 65% have cell phones, and that brand loyalty is very high among Latinos, especially if they have received good personal service from a company.  That is why being bilingual can be beneficial to _____ (wireless company name) and that is why I would love to become part of the team; to develop the company’s Hispanic market to the next level.”

Filed under: Resumes & Letters

Tags: bilingual skills, cover letter, cover letter tips