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Posted by: alexrudloff 1 year, 7 months ago

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One of the most important, yet often overlooked, aspects of resume sending is the cover letter (or these days, the e-mail). The cover letter is your chance to make your first impression. A properly written letter should grab the employer's attention and help set the stage for a personal interview. Here's a simple guide to writing an effective cover letter :)

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alexrudloff1 year, 7 months ago

Thoughts, suggestions and job hunting conversation welcome :)
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tdrapeau1 year, 7 months ago

Another practical job hunting article. Good advice.
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BrianAlvey1 year, 7 months ago

Nice. Back when I used to send out resumes and cover letters I would always add something to the effect of "I read your job description and it sounded like a perfect match for what I do."
One guy who hired me said I stood out because he felt like I was telling him he wrote a great job description and how no one understands how hard it is to write a great job description...like I was complimenting him.
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TimALoftis1 year, 7 months ago

As a manager for a office products distributer, I had to review and sort through quite a few resumes and cover letters in my time. I can assure you that a properly completed and informative cover letter meant a great deal to me. I hated those that were basically three liners that contained very limited info. Far to many people use a form letter as a cover letter...one size fits all. Not good at all!
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geographer471 year, 7 months ago

And one more thing, have a friend edit it for you. Two more eyes could catch something you might have missed.
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nfquinlansr1 year, 3 months ago

Bad advise!
"It helps increase productivity, while keep the bottom line where it should be- as low as possible."
The last time I checked "the bottom line" = "net profit".
Hmmm. Hire me to help your company reduce net profit?
Never put words in a resume / cover letter that you do not understand!

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oliverpreston6 months, 1 week ago

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arismawan5 months, 2 weeks ago

and also there are a lot of possibilites to combine word for creating perfect paragraph of cover letter. I recently found a lot of sample at http://cover-letter-sample.org .
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