Cover Letter Tips

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Cover Letter Tips

Make sure that the formatting and layout of your resume cover letter is well thought out. Your cover letter needs to be easy to scan through, remember the employer is likely to look through hundreds of these.

Address the resume cover letter to a specific person within the company. This person should of course be the one that will review your application.

Focus on your positive sides in your cover letter, you can explain “negative” things, such as why you left your previous job at the interview where your personality hopefully will counter them.

Only include a salary history if the job ad specifically asks for one. If it does, include a salary range and write that your salary requirements are flexible.

Do not copy and paste clichéd expressions. Employers have seen phrases such as “likes a challenge” many times. Make sure your resume cover letter is personal and targeted to a specific job.

If you have tried and tried to write a resume cover letter but are not satisfied with the results consider using a professional cover letter writing service.

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