If you are looking for a summer job then you will usually be a student either at college or university and looking for some extra work over the summer holidays when you can earn some extra cash. Many businesses especially retail and the catering industry take on many students for summer jobs as this is the influx of tourism and sale periods where they need the flexibility to have more staff available.
You will need to be flexible on the hours that you can work and some of it could be at the weekend and during the evenings but if this is when the hours they are looking for need to be covered then you need to remember why you are working and also it shows that you continued working and gaining experience which is good for your CV.
If you would like to know how best to write this cover letter in an email to send with your CV, please see the below example which you can use as a guide.
Email Cover Letter for Summer Job
Subject: Application for a Summer Role
Body of message:
Dear Name or Sir/Madam,
I would like to apply for the summer job that you have got advertised in your store. I am currently at WHICH university studying WHAT and I will be coming home for the summer holidays from DATE to DATE and would like to get some summer work during this time.
I have worked in retail before during the holidays and am familiar with sale periods, merchandising and point of sale material. I enjoy selling to customers, I enjoy talking to customers and feel that I can build a good rapport with most customers and I learn quickly and effectively.
Thank you for considering my application and thank you for reading my email and attached CV.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards
NAME SURNAME
