"7 Deadly Cover Letter Writing Sins"

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Don't start off your job search with one (or more) strikes
against you by committing any of these common cover letter
blunders. Each is easy to avoid, but they can sink your
chances of an interview if you include them in your letter.

1. Sending your letter to the wrong person, location, or
department.

Do you really want your letter to land you a job at the

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company you're sending it to' Then take the time to verify
that you have the proper name, title and address for the
hiring manager or other decision maker who should receive
it.

Unless you're absolutely sure you already have the most up-
to-date contact information, take a few minutes to call and
ask. Otherwise you may as well not bother sending your

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letter - it most likely won't reach the intended recipient.
And if it does, he or she won't be impressed that you didn't
bother to take this simple step.

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2. Irritating your potential employer with a pushy, arrogant
or conceited tone to your letter.

Are you truly God's gift to humanity' If not, chances are
you ought to come across with a bit of humility, not

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braggadocio. Save the "I am too good for you not to hire me"
stuff for when you're bragging to your friends about the
great job you just landed. (Even they probably won't be
impressed - and they already like you!) Instead, let your
accomplishments and skills speak for themselves.

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3. Typos, misspellings, punctuation or grammatical errors.

There's no excuse for leaving any of these mistakes in a
cover letter (or a resume for that matter). If such matters
truly aren't your strong suite, ask a friend to look your
letter over for you. Blatant errors like these are just one

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more reason for a hiring manager to shunt your resume and
cover letter aside, never to be seen again. Why' Because
they'll think you are too lazy, too uncaring or too

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unskilled to be a good fit at their company.

4. Writing rambling, unfocused sentences and paragraphs.

Few hiring managers want to think they're reading a newly
discovered missing page from James Joyce's Ulysses.
Especially when all they really want to understand is why
they should read the enclosed resume. Tightly written
sentences and three or four short paragraphs that
communicate the answer to that question will help ensure
your resume gets read, not tossed.

5. Writing long letters, even if well focused and well
written.

Here's a good rule to live by: Don't go over one page. It's
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