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Letter Tips 1 - Always send a cover letter whenever
you send your resume in application for a job. This is your
opportunity to introduce yourself and explain why you are perfect
for the job.t.
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Letter Tips 2 - When writing a cover letter, do everything
possible to find out the name of the person hiring for the position.
This way you can address the cover letter to them personally
instead of just “Dear Hiring Manager”. It will also
score you extra points for going out of your way to find their
name out if it is not listed in the help wanted ad.
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Letter Tips 3 - Keep your cover letter short and sweet.
The long story of your professional background should be left
to the interview. Plus, most cover letters are just glanced
over as the person hiring often gets hundreds of resumes at
a time.
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Tips 4 - Keywords! There are often keywords placed in
a help wanted ad that the interviewer is looking for you to
say in your cover letter, for example specific skills that
pertain to the position. Use these words and your chances
for an interview are greater.
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Letter Tips 5 - Spelling and grammar count! Before mailing
your cover letter and resume do a spelling check and grammar
check in Word. Also have at least one, if not two, other people
look it over for spelling and grammar errors before you mail
it off.
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Letter Tips 6 - Never use a generic cover letter! Make sure
that each cover letter you write is written specifically for
the position that you are hiring for. Sometimes you could be
applying for two positions within a huge company and it’s
the same human resources department that will be reading the
cover letters.
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Letter Tips 7 - Avoid clichés as if your life depends on
it. And given that you’re looking for a job, your life does
depend on it. Stay away from phrases such as "excellent written
and verbal communication skills" and "think outside the box".
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Letter Tips 8 - If you are having trouble writing cover
letters, get in touch with a professional cover letter writing
service to have them help you write your cover letters. Most
of the time, these services are not too expensive.
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Letter Tips 9 - Have a positive attitude. A cover letter
is not the time to complain about how you hate your current
job. You never know…the person who reads your cover letter might
be friends, or even related to, the person you currently work
for/with.
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Letter Tips 10 - Close a cover letter with a statement of
future contact. For example state that you are going to call
in a specific number of days to make sure that they have received
your resume and to set up a time to come in for an interview.
Of course you have to follow through with this statement as
well! If you don’t you can kiss that opportunity goodbye.
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Letter Tips 11 - Be yourself. While its good to be as professional
as you can be, don't make your cover letter too contrived. Give
them what they want but do it in a natural way. If you BS them,
they might see through it.
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