The job posting says: 'submit cover letter and CV as a single PDF'. You have two separate documents. The deadline is tonight.
Flint handles this in 20 seconds — and unlike the application portal, it won't quietly drop your formatting.
Order matters: cover letter first
Convention is cover letter first, CV second. The cover letter is the introduction; the CV is the evidence. Recruiters skim the first page in three seconds — make sure it's the letter they wrote you about, not the third page of your work history. Open merge PDF, drag in the cover letter, then drag in the CV. Confirm the order in the thumbnail strip.
Both files should already be PDF
If yours are still in Word, export them to PDF first (File > Save As > PDF). Sending a .docx betrays inexperience, and worse, formatting will shift on the recruiter's machine. If the CV is in Pages or Google Docs, export to PDF from there. Then merge.
Check the joins
Some cover letters end with a signature on a near-empty page. Make sure that final page isn't whitespace-only — recruiters notice. If you find a blank, delete the page before merging or remove it from the merged file. Same with the CV: if it ends on a sparse half-page, that's fine; if it has a stray trailing blank, drop it.
Name the file like a professional
'Jane-Smith-Application.pdf' is correct. 'merged (3).pdf' is not. Rename the download before attaching. If the application portal wants a specific format ('Lastname_Firstname_Resume.pdf'), follow it exactly — these things get filtered automatically and you don't want yours skipped for a filename.
FAQ
Should I add a separator page between them?
No. A clean transition from cover letter to CV is standard. A 'CV begins here' divider page reads as amateur.
What if the application also wants references?
Some employers want a third document. Drag it in after the CV. Same merge tool, same flow.
Does the merge preserve hyperlinks (e.g. LinkedIn)?
Yes. Links in both source PDFs work in the merged file.
Can I add a digital signature to the cover letter?
Yes, sign the cover letter before merging if you want a handwritten signature line.
Cover letter, CV, one PDF, ready to send. Merge your application and apply.