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Painter cover letter: example and tips
A complete cover letter for painter jobs in Switzerland, what recruiters in the field look for, and the openings available right now.
What the recruiter wants to read
- Your federal certificate as a painter or plasterer, and your work: new builds, renovation, façades, render.
- Techniques you master: filling, wallpapering, decorative finishes, external insulation.
- Finish quality, independence on site and your driving licence.
A complete example
Names and facts are made up: replace each one with your own. A copied letter shows, an adapted one gets read.
Subject: Application for the painter and decorator position
Dear Mr Gremaud,
Your company is looking for a qualified painter. I have worked for seven years, mostly renovating flats and façades, and want to join a team known for its finishing.
As a qualified painter, I work at Peinture Gruérienne Sàrl, preparing surfaces, filling, wallpapering and rendering façades with external insulation. I run flat renovations on my own, from the meeting with the property manager to handing back the keys.
The renovations of old buildings shown on your website are exactly the jobs I want to work on.
I am available from 1 March and hold a category B driving licence. I would be glad to meet you.
Kind regards,
Marco Rodrigues
The structure, paragraph by paragraph
The opening
the job, and what draws you to this particular employer.
What you bring
two or three requirements from the listing, each backed by a fact.
Why them
what you know about the employer and what the job would give you.
The close
when you can start, and a request for an interview.
Our cover letter guide covers the Swiss layout, the sign-off and the mistakes that cost an interview.
Painter openings right now
There are 813 openings in this field across Switzerland today, 105 of them posted in the last seven days.
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