Cover letter in English for jobs in Israel: examples

Updated 1 November 2026

Write your cover letter in English when the job ad is in English: most high-tech jobs in Israel, international companies, and roles that serve customers abroad. The structure is the same as a Hebrew letter, three or four short paragraphs, but the tone is a little more formal and direct. Below are three full examples you can copy and adapt.

When should you write in English?

• The ad is in English. Write in the language of the ad. An English ad means the recruiter, or the team lead, reads in English.
• Your resume matches. An English letter goes with an English resume. At most Israeli tech companies an English resume is the default.
• A Hebrew ad at a tech company? Hebrew is fine. If you're unsure, short clean Hebrew beats English with mistakes.

The structure: four short paragraphs

1. Opening. Which job you're applying for, and the job number if there is one. One sentence.
2. Why you fit. Two or three things from your experience that answer exactly what the ad asks for, with numbers where you can.
3. Why this company. One sentence that shows you read about it.
4. Closing. When you can interview, thanks, your full name and phone number.

Length: 120 to 200 words. It is easy to run long in English, so cut: any sentence that doesn't answer the ad goes.

Example 1: software developer

Hi,

I'm applying for the Backend Developer position (job 3317) at Northwind.

For the past two years I've built and maintained Python services at a logistics startup, including a pricing API that handles about 2 million requests a day. I moved our deployments to Kubernetes and cut release time from a day to under an hour.

Northwind's work on real-time routing is exactly the kind of problem I want to work on next.

My resume is attached. I'd be happy to talk whenever it suits you.

Best regards,
Dana Cohen · 050-0000000

Example 2: a junior without industry experience

Hello,

I'd like to apply for the Junior QA Engineer role at Bluepeak.

I recently finished a software testing course, where I wrote more than 150 manual test cases and automated a web app's sign-up flow with Selenium and Python. During my army service I was responsible for checking and reporting faults in communication systems, which taught me to be thorough and to write clear reports.

I'm looking for a team where I can learn fast, and Bluepeak's focus on quality is a big part of why I'm applying.

Thank you for your time,
Yoav Mizrahi · 050-0000000

Example 3: customer support or sales in English

Hello,

I'm writing about the Customer Success Representative position at Orbit Labs.

I have three years of experience supporting English-speaking customers by phone, chat and email, most recently handling about 60 tickets a day with a 95% satisfaction score. I'm a native English speaker and my Hebrew is at a working level.

I enjoy helping customers get real value from a product, and Orbit Labs' tools are ones I'd be proud to stand behind.

I'd be glad to meet for an interview.

Kind regards,
Rachel Levi · 050-0000000

The names, companies and numbers in the examples are made up. What matters is the structure: one job, two achievements that relate to it, one reason for the company, and a closing with contact details.

Phrases that work, and ones that don't

• Greeting. "Hi," or "Hello," suits most companies in Israel. If you know the recruiter's name: "Hi Maya,". "To whom it may concern" sounds dated.
• Active verbs. "built, led, reduced, improved, launched" say what you did. "was responsible for" only describes a job.
• Numbers. "cut release time from a day to under an hour" is stronger than "improved deployments".
• No empty phrases. "I am a hard-working team player with a passion for excellence" is in every other letter and says nothing.
• Sign-off. "Best regards," or "Kind regards," then your full name and phone number.

Common mistakes when Hebrew speakers write in English

• "I want to apply to the position" instead of "I'm applying for the position".
• Translating "אשמח מאוד" word for word as "I will be very happy". Better: "I'd be glad to" or "I'd love to".
• Present tense for past work: "I work there two years" instead of "I've worked there for two years".
• Forgetting to change the company name after copying a letter from another job. This mistake costs the most applications.

Before you send it, run a spell check and read the letter out loud. A sentence that is hard to read aloud needs to be shorter.

One letter, many jobs

You don't need a new letter from scratch for every job. Write one good template and change the company name, the job title and one sentence about the company each time. In Yesh Avoda you put {company} and {title} in the template and they fill in by themselves in every application. You can keep a Hebrew letter and an English one and pick which to use. How to build the letter step by step: How to write a cover letter.

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