Writing a Spanish Cover Letter That Matches a Job Description

In this lesson, you will write a short Spanish cover letter for a specific job. The goal is to connect the employer's requirements to evidence from your own experience, explain your motivation, and ask for a follow-up without repeating your entire CV.

Start from the job advertisement

Suppose the job asks for:

— customer-service experience
— B2 level of English
— experience with bookings
— availability on some weekends

Your cover letter should respond to those points with relevant evidence.

Open by naming the position

— I am writing to you to apply for the receptionist position.
— I am writing regarding the advertisement for the receptionist position published this week.

The opening should make the target position immediately clear.

Match one requirement to one piece of evidence

Requirement:

— customer-service experience

Evidence:

— I have two years of customer-service experience in a hotel downtown.

Match another requirement

Requirement:

— experience with bookings

Evidence:

— In my current position I manage bookings, date changes, and email inquiries.

Connect a skill to a useful result

General claim:

— I am organized. Said by a male applicant.

Better with evidence:

— In my last position I coordinated the team's schedules and prepared weekly reports.

The second sentence gives the employer something concrete to evaluate.

Explain your motivation

— I am interested in this position because it combines customer service and organization.
— I would like to continue developing my experience in the hotel sector.
— I believe my experience with international clients can be useful to your team.

State availability only if it matters

If the advertisement mentions weekends:

— I am available to work some weekends.

Do not add availability claims that are not true.

Do not repeat the whole CV

A cover letter should select evidence. It does not need every past job, course, software program, and date already listed in the CV.

Relevant selection:

— I have worked with international clients and I have experience managing bookings.

Avoid unsupported general claims

Weak:

— I am the perfect person for this position.

Better:

— I believe my experience in customer service and bookings matches the requirements of the position well.

Ask for follow-up appropriately

— I remain available to provide any additional information.
— I would be pleased to discuss my experience in an interview. Said by a male applicant.
— I would be pleased to discuss my experience in an interview. Said by a female applicant.

Close professionally

, — Sincerely,
, — Kind regards,

Complete model cover letter

: — Dear Sir or Madam:

— I am writing to apply for the receptionist position. I have two years of customer-service experience in a downtown hotel and currently manage bookings, date changes, and email inquiries. I also have a B2 level of English and experience working with international clients. I am interested in this position because it combines customer service and organization, two areas in which I want to continue developing. I am available to work some weekends. I believe my experience matches the requirements indicated in the advertisement well. I remain available to provide any additional information and would be pleased to discuss my experience in an interview. Sincerely, Ana Martín.

A practical cover-letter method

Name the exact position in the opening.
Select two or three requirements from the advertisement.
Match each requirement to real evidence from your experience.
Explain why the role interests you.
State what you could contribute without exaggeration.
Request follow-up with a professional closing.
Do not repeat the entire CV or use unsupported claims.

From Cover Letters to Job Interview Questions

You can now write a cover letter that links your experience to a specific job. The next lesson teaches you to understand common interview questions and identify what information each one requires.