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Silly Mistakes Kill Cover Letters

August 11, 2009  |  Posted By: Trevor Wilson  |  Posted in Cover Letters

There’s some great information to be found in Don’t Kill Your Resume With Dumb Errors, which was posted recently on Secrets of the Job Hunt. I’ve read the whole thing a couple of times, and of all of the advice, the following really rings true with me: Set your materials aside for at least 24 [...]

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Write Personalized Cover Letters

August 5, 2009  |  Posted By: Trevor Wilson  |  Posted in Cover Letters

Quint Careers has an interesting article up outlining why Cover Letter Success is All About Specifics. And I couldn’t agree more. Normally when I talk about writing cover letters and resumes, I like to harp on the fact that you need to stand out from the crowd. This, in my opinion, is an absolute must. [...]

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Why Personalizing A Cover Letter Is Important

July 20, 2009  |  Posted By: Trevor Wilson  |  Posted in Cover Letters

Interesting post on Evil HR Lady (the blog) the other day. It talks about a letter she received asking her to promote a book. She uses this example to make a great point about why you need to personalize your cover letters. The main goal of a cover letter is to get you noticed and [...]

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Cover Letter Advice (From CAREEREALISM)

June 29, 2009  |  Posted By: Trevor Wilson  |  Posted in Cover Letters

There’s a great post up today on CAREEREALISM about cover letters called 5 Parts to a Cover Letter (a.k.a. How to Write a Good One!). This is an excellent article for anyone who needs to write a cover letter. While I use a slightly different approach, this just goes to show you that there are [...]

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