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Translator cover letter: example and tips
A complete cover letter for translator jobs in Switzerland, what recruiters in the field look for, and the openings available right now.
What the recruiter wants to read
- Your training (master’s in translation, professional association, certification) and your language pairs.
- Your specialist fields: legal, financial, technical, medical, marketing.
- Your tools (Trados, memoQ, terminology) and your workload.
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 German-French translator position
Dear Ms Keller,
Your language department is looking for a German-to-French translator specialising in financial texts. For five years I have translated reports and regulatory documents for the banking sector.
With a master’s in translation from the University of Geneva, I work at Langues et Finance SA, translating around 2,000 words a day, mainly annual reports, prospectuses and client communications, in Trados with translation memories and termbases that I maintain.
The quality of your publications and the systematic peer review between translators you emphasise match the way I work.
My notice period is three months, and I would be glad to do a translation test.
Kind regards,
Hélène Moret
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.
Translator openings right now
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