Alex Prince
39 Orland Park Road
Cityville, USA 56734

August 12, 2008

Mr. Gray Lindberg,
Hiring Manager
Lyons Welding Equipment, Inc.
10 Main Street
Anywhere, USA 99999

Dear Mr. Lindberg:

I look at your listings on Resumel.com this morning and saw the opening for a welding equipment sales representative. This would be an ideal job for me since I am a well-regarded salesman and I am an experienced welder.

The purpose of my cover letter is to apply for this job and to let you know of my interest in selling welding equipment, materials, and supplies to machine shops and other industrial establishments, incorporating m knowledge of tool-and-die making, welding techniques, and metalworking processes.

If you’d like to talk further about this opening and meet me in person, please call me on my cell phone: 345-980-9087 so we can arrange a time that works for you. Thank you for reading my resume and considering me for this position among the welding equipment sales representatives you will be hearing from.

Sincerely,

Alex Prince

Enc: resume and cover letter