Example: Apprenticeship Hunting Letter
See the attached letter as a guide to help you start your letter – change it to suit you
as you feel appropriate / what’s comfortable and right for you.
A few things to note:
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Choose a modern font: Ariel, Calibri, Trebuchet are all good, font should be no
bigger than 12.
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Justify the page: if you can, to keep things neat and tidy and attractive to the
eye.
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Spell check, spell check, spell check! Nothing will get you to the bottom of any
pile quicker than dodgy spelling and grammar.
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Add in skills you have that are relevant to the work you will be doing. If you need
help with this, see Mrs Formosa.
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Take out the skills that aren’t relevant. Look at the other careers info sheets in
this section for skills ideas and help. Putting in skills that sound great but you find
hard to justify or talk about, will only trip you up further down the line.
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Make sure your email address is appropriate, if it isn’t then create a new one – for
example, [email protected] might not send the right message!
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Try and find out the name of the right person to address the letter to, this makes
it more personal and hopefully they will reply more promptly!
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Keep it to one page – concise and simple is key.
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Do a draft and bring it to Mrs Formosa for checking - I can help you think about the
skills you have that are relevant, etc. 
Example Apprenticeship Hunting Letter
Your Address, email and telephone number
Date
Employer Address (including postcode)
Dear (finding out a name is best than using Sir / Madam) Mrs Brown
I am my final year of secondary school and I am looking to find an apprenticeship in
___________________ when I leave school at the end of June.
I am writing to ask if you have any apprenticeship vacancies coming up in the
foreseeable future that I might be able to apply for. I am particularly interested in
coming to work with your company because of your good reputation in the local
community and ________________________________.
*
I am very hard working and keen to do everything I can to ensure I am a success to
my employer and for my career. I view training and learning as an exciting challenge
and I feel that I am ideally suited to an apprenticeship position. I wish to study
_____________ because ________ and I feel I have the necessary personal skills to
achieve this.
I am a confident communicator, I am able to follow instructions and I can also work
on my own initiative. I am self-motivated, reliable and enthusiastic. I enjoy working
with others in a team and I have a lot of experience of team work through school.
I enclose my CV, which I hope may be of interest to you. If you would like to know
more about me before fully considering my request, I would welcome any
opportunity of discussing this in more detail. Please do feel free to contact me at
your convenience.
Many thanks for your time in considering this matter.
Yours sincerely (if you know their name)
Yours faithfully (if you don’t)
Your signature
Your typed name
* if you have any relevant
Work Experience add it in
here & explain what you
did - you could even
include a copy of your
work experience report if
it’s good!