How to Write a
Cover Letter Header

No. A letterhead is a printed heading at the top of stationery. It contains the sender’s name and, if the stationary is being used for a company’s correspondence, a logo and address. Cover letter headers, on the other hand, are most often sent digitally and always contain the applicant’s name, location and contact information so that recruiters can contact them for a job interview.

The best way to title your cover letter is to use your name, the job title you seek and the type of document it is (in this case, “cover letter”). For example, you might title your cover letter, “anne_dennis_cashier_cover_letter.jpg” or “patricia_kim_accountant_cover_letter.doc.” Shorter and simpler are almost always better, and your file name should never include unhelpful text like strings of numbers.

The layout of a cover letter contains six basic elements: the header, the salutation or greeting, the introduction paragraph, the body of the letter, the closing paragraph and the signoff. These sections should always appear in the same order on every letter you write.