How to structure your cover letter according to DIN 5008

Max Mustermann Addresser: Here you mention your contact details (address,
Musterstrae 1 telephone number, email address). You can also create a
12345 Musterstadt header which you could also use for your Lebenslauf.
Tel. 01234 56789
E-Mail: m.mustermann@mail.de

4 blank lines

Musterfirma
Personalabteilung Receiver: Be careful to mention the correct company and
Frau Marion Mller contact person.
Am Musterdamm 12
12345 Musterstadt
Musterstadt, 2. August 2011
City and current date

Subject: Bold print and left justification. Choose a subject that

shows at one glance what youre applying for (with possible start
Bewerbung als .... date). When applying after reading a specific announcement,
Ihre Anzeige vom ..... in ..... mention it in the second line of the subject.

Sehr geehrte Frau Mller, Pay the utmost attention to write the name in the correct way!
2 blank lines

Einleitung Here your actual application starts. Youre speaking to the person
Einleitung youre writing you as you thank for a call or just tell, how youve
Einleitung found out about the job offer.

Hauptteil Here youre presenting your previous career in short form. You
Hauptteil always have to refer to what the companys looking for. Talk about
Hauptteil the following things
Hauptteil - What youre doing right now (studying, internship)
- Whats your field of study?
Hauptteil - Your practical experiences
Hauptteil - Specific abilities that refer to the job offer

Abschluss Here you could mention a possible start date for the internship
Abschluss and you close your application by maybe thanking for a possible
interview.
Mit freundlichen Gren

[signature] Please scan your signature and insert it here.

Anlagen It is possible to just mention Anlagen. Another possibility would

be to list your Anlagen.