cover letter - 附信 or 求职信?

[tooironic]

Are cover letters commonly referred to in Chinese as 附信 or 求职信? Which do you prefer?

Cheers.

[li3wei1]

In English, you can use cover letter to describe something that is not a 求职信, for instance if you're sending a manuscript to a publisher, or a sample product to a retailer, or anything that requires a letter explaining what it is. So maybe both expressions are appropriate, depending on what you're talking about.

[tooironic]

Yes, but is 附信 used much in a job-seeking context in Chinese?

[skylee]

附信 means the letter is the attachment.

PS - looks like the above comment is not exactly right. My apologies. But I would use 求職信.