求职信的内容就应该仅是一封信。但是求职信上必须要有写信的动机，这样才可以打动招聘人员。
写英文求职信动机
通常求职信是针对报纸上招聘广告而写的。若此，求职信中须提到何月何日的报纸，有时工作机会是从朋友或介绍所听来的，有时写信人不知某机构、公司有工作机会，毛遂自荐。不论哪一种，求职信上一定要说明写信的缘由和目的。
因此首先应该表明你是在何家媒体看到应聘广告以及所要应聘的职位。参考例句：
1.In reply to your advertisement in todays newspaper，I respectfully offer my services for the situation.拜读今日XX报上贵公司的广告，本人特此备函应征该职位。
2.Replying to your advertisement into- days issue of the(newspaper)，I wish to apply for the position in your esteemed firm.拜读贵公司在今日(报纸)上广告，特此备函应征贵公司该职位。
3.With reference to your advertisement in(newspaper)of May 2for a clerk，I offer myself for the post.从五月二日XX报上广告栏得知贵公司招聘一位职员，我愿应招。
4.I wish to apply for the position advertised in the enclosed clipping from the(newspaper)of November 12.谨随函附上十一月十二日XX报贵公司招聘广告，我愿应招此职位。
5.In answer to your advertisement into- days newspaper for a secretary，I wish to tender my services.阁下在今日XX报上刊登招聘秘书广告，本人获悉，特此应招。
6.Learning from XX that you are looking for a sales manager，I should like to apply for the position.从XX处得悉，贵公司正在招聘一名业务经理，我愿应招此职。
7.Your advertisement for a telephone operator in the newspaper of March 8has interested me，I feel I can fill that position.贵公司三月八日在XX报上刊登招聘电话接线员广告，本人拜读后极感兴趣，相信能担任此职。
Dear leaders:
Hello!
Let me take this cover letter I wish you best wishes and sincere work and good luck!
I am a chemical Hunan Vocational and Technical College 05 professional biochemical process of a student about to graduate. DENG Hao name， I， with a sincere heart and pursuit of the cause， in good faith recommend your own.
Three years in school， I did not feel wasted. I learned a lot not only knowledge， but also to improve the quality of their own， college， in life as a member of the class， have been teachers and students alike. This chain of my work and organization and management ability of a high degree of my sense of responsibility. I pay attention to quality， and actively participate in school activities， when the sophomore basketball team participated in the Department work together with students from the whole of the fourth house， when the junior grades the first game.
Professional areas: proficiency in biochemistry， microbiology， cell biology， enzyme engineering and fermentation technology courses and other important principles of the theory， do experiments to understand its basic operation and applications.
Computer areas: learning and familiar with the Windows XP operating system platform， Office2003 Office (Word， Excel， PowerPoint， etc.). AutoCAD2007 graphic design， etc.
However， this does not satisfy my thirst for knowledge， students at the same time I understand that the strengths and weaknesses. Therefore， I apply for schools Nongda Hunan food自考undergraduate engineering， but also the examination and obtained the chemical analysis of evidence. I have to improve their level of education as well as ability to pay attention to social practice， the cold， the summer in between my coach and served as conductor of KTV establishments， develop their own communication and the ability of different people， summer vacation this year， I also learn and apply for a car to drive card， but a matter of time only as a result of examination of two subjects (also due to a road test).
Easy-going personality in life， I have a good habit， I am confident but not arrogant. In a life full of energy most of the time， I hope that in the wider world to demonstrate their talents in the hope has been tempered in practice and improve. So I hope you can join. I will do a good job down the job of their own to do its utmost to work to obtain good results!
Low job-seekers holding a book， read the mind of self-confidence sincere， thank you for your busy schedule to give my attention， your company would like to record breaking achievement， and wish your career and life are smooth.
I eagerly look forward to hearing from you. Thanks
Sincerely，