Common English Mistakes in Cover Letters by Slovak Speakers

This page focuses on errors typically made by native Slovak speakers from Slovakia when writing a Cover Letter in English.

Mistake Example #1

Struggles with perfect tenses ('I am here since three years')

Dear Hiring Manager,I am writing to express my interest in the Marketing Specialist position at your company. I hamve workinged inthe marketing field sincefor five years and I have developed strong skills in digital campaigns. I have completed my degree in Business Administration and I am looking forward to bringing my expertise to your team.

Text corrected by:
Jennifer, Detroit, Michigan USA

"Nice work! It just needed some changes to the verb tense."

Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to express my interest in the Marketing Specialist position at your company. I have worked in the marketing field for five years and I have developed strong skills in digital campaigns. I have completed my degree in Business Administration and I am looking forward to bringing my expertise to your team.

Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to express my interest in the Marketing Specialist position at your company. I am working in marketing field since five years and I have developed strong skills in digital campaigns. I have completed my degree in Business Administration and I am looking forward to bring my expertise to your team.

Mistake Example #2

Incorrect placement of adjectives ('The car red' instead of 'The red car')

Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to express my interest in the positionmarketing manager positionat youresteemed company. With my extensive experience extensivein thefield marketingfield, I believe I can contributesignificantlycontribute to your team dynamic. I am eager to bring my uniqueskills uniqueandfresh perspectivefresh to your organization. Thank you for considering my application, and I look forward to the potentialopportunity potential tof discussing how I can be asset valuableasset to your company.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some corrections for word order, and other fixes."

Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to express my interest in the marketing manager position at your company. With my extensive experience in the marketing field, I believe I can significantly contribute to your team dynamic. I am eager to bring my unique skills and fresh perspective to your organization. Thank you for considering my application, and I look forward to the potential opportunity of discussing how I can be a valuable asset to your company.

Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to express my interest in the position marketing manager at your esteemed company. With my experience extensive in the field marketing, I believe I can contribute significantly to your team dynamic. I am eager to bring my skills unique and perspective fresh to your organization. Thank you for considering my application, and I look forward to the opportunity potential to discuss how I can be asset valuable to your company.

Mistake Example #3

Omitting 'it' as a subject in dummy subject sentences ('Is raining' instead of 'It is raining')

Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to express my interest in the Mmarketing Sspecialist position. It isan exciting opportunity to work with your team and contribute tothe company's success. I have experience in digital marketing and believe it isa perfect match for my skills. Thank you for considering my application.

Text corrected by:
Gregg, Los Angeles, CA

"This needed some tweaking to replace missing sentence subjects."

Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to express my interest in the marketing specialist position. It is an exciting opportunity to work with your team and contribute to the company's success. I have experience in digital marketing and believe it is a perfect match for my skills. Thank you for considering my application.

Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to express my interest in the Marketing Specialist position. Is exciting opportunity to work with your team and contribute to company's success. I have experience in digital marketing and believe is perfect match for my skills. Thank you for considering my application.