Dear Sir or Madam,

Please find enclosed my CV in application for the post “XX” advertised in your website. I am currently studying for a Masters in XX at University of XX and am looking to start a career in XX this Autumn.

Having worked in our family business in XX for the last two and a half years, both as administrative support and as a XX, I am familiar with many of the tasks listed in your job offer. Additionally, I have developed a keen interest in the XX industry.

I am convinced the nature of my degree has prepared me for this position. Indeed, during my Bachelor’s at the University of XX I have acquired the necessary analytical tools and computer skills. Moreover, as an exchange student at the University of XX in XX, I was able to become fluent in English.

An internship with XX would be an excellent opportunity to apply my skill set to a captivating field. (What can I add here?)

Thank you for taking the time to consider my application and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Yours faithfully,

--> Identifying details are out XX

--> This is for a big international firm. There is no person of contact . The job posting is in French but I am supposed to answer in English! (probably so they can check my level). This makes things so awkward...

--> This is an online automated form and they don't specifically ask for a cover letter, so I would like to keep it short.

--> I am very unhappy with

                                      "I am familiar with many of the tasks listed in your job offer. "

                                       "computer skills"

                                        that "indeed" at the beginning of a sentence (in french, En effet, blablabla)

--> I really like the last sentence but I copied it from a Guardian article about cover letters, so maybe I should change it?

Thank you for any help or advice!