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The cover letter on your cv probably sucks big time
The essential thing many people do wrong when applying for employment is emailing their Resume without a cover letter attached. Many more still make the mistake of writing a cover letter that is so boring it does not even get read, or else if it does get read it in reality turns the reader off. Do not kid yourself, a top quality cover letter is important if you would like your cv to get their attention then get past that first step and be invited for the job interview and in hard economic times such as these one needs to make the most of every achievable edge they have over the competition. There isn’t any uncertainty you should have a well written, appropriately formatted resume. Cover letter format is possibly even more important since with no first-rate cover letter your cv wont even be looked at.
If you ever search the web for cover letter examples you find a lot of examples such as this:
156 High Street
Smithville, MI 457866
Dear Sir/Madam
Hello,
I’m writing in response for a <brief summary of job advert goes here> and want to submit an application for <position details>. Please find my cv attached which explains thoroughly the reasons I am eligible for this position.
<boring reasons go here>
You may get in touch with me at <phone number/email> when you want to know more or if you need to organize an interview.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Kind Regards,
Jim Noone
Bzzzzt wrong. That letter isnt just boring even worse the interviewer or recruiter has probably looked at not less than fifty other cover letters nearly word for word the same. It simply shows to them that you have a deficit of inventiveness as well as being lazy by using the web to find a letter template which you then replicate identically. This is not something your future boss will be scouting for in an member of staff. What it’ll accomplish is identify you as an extra boring type who will only do barely enough to complete the position although not actually impress and absolutely by no means truly display intiative or creativity.
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