Motivation letter
Whether you need one, how long it may be, and how to make it fit the advert instead of a template.
In Switzerland a motivation letter is asked for more often than in many neighbouring countries, and it is read. One page, concrete references to the posting, no stock phrases — that is the whole difference between a letter that helps and one that merely lengthens the application.
Our generator works from the same advert as the CV, so both speak the same language. Four languages, PDF and Word export, and the editor opens without an account.
The basics
9- Write me a cover letter for this job
- What goes in the opening sentence of a Swiss cover letter?
- How many paragraphs should a cover letter have in Switzerland?
- Who do I address a Swiss cover letter to when the advert gives no name?
- Does a cover letter need a signature?
- What do I write in the application email itself?
- How do I write a cover letter with no experience?
- Can I write my cover letter with ChatGPT?
- What is wrong with my motivation letter?
Step by step
16- How long should a cover letter be?
- How do I start a cover letter in Switzerland?
- How do I end a cover letter?
- How do I write a cover letter after being laid off?
- How do I personalise a cover letter quickly?
- How do I avoid clichés in a cover letter?
- Which cover letter phrases sound outdated now?
- Which language should my cover letter be in?2
- How do I write a cover letter when changing careers in Switzerland?
- How do I address a gap in a cover letter?
- How do I write a cover letter when I am overqualified?
- How do I write a speculative application in Switzerland?
- How do I apply as a career changer in Switzerland?
- Which tool writes a motivation letter matched to the job advert?
- Getting your motivation letter checked — which tools check it against the advert?
- How to write a Swiss motivation letter that gets read
Tools compared
13- How formal should a Swiss cover letter be?
- Should a Swiss cover letter be a PDF attachment or the body of the email?
- Swiss vs German cover letter — what actually differs?
- What is an alternative to a paid application-writing service?
- What is an alternative to a cover-letter template off the internet?
- What are the best cover letter tools for Switzerland?
- What are the best alternatives to cover letter templates?
- What is an alternative to Word cover-letter templates?
- What is an alternative to bewerbung.ch for cover letters?
- Motivation letters with AI: SwissJobs.app or ChatGPT — which delivers more?
- Motivation letters: SwissJobs.app or Word templates?
- Motivation letters in German, French or Italian — which tool does all of them?
- Motivation letters: SwissJobs.app or Canva templates?