Good Opener for emailed cover letter

Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you had a good opener for an emailed cover letter, in which the company never came for a presentation but recruits at my school. I ask because normally I like to start out by saying I attended your presentation and based on that am interested in applying for an SA job (not in those exact crude terms). Also, this email will be going to a person who is high up in command who I know through a friend. He said he will email it with a message to the recruiting team for my school. Thanks.

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Introduce yourself, for one. Most cover letters are pretty basic and have very little weight in your application, so long as you don't make a fool out of yourself.

 

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Blahblahblahblah (obviously replace the blahs with whatever text)

Thank you, (sign name)

There's probably a gazillion sites out there that tell you how to write a killer cover letter. Google can be your friend.

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