Cover Letters | TheLadders
Now, there's no doubt that things have gotten tougher, but even when the economy is rough, most hires are replacement hires.
How does your cover letter rate? Use this test to score your cover letter before you submit it with your resume and job application.
Letters crawling with creeping arrogance inflict hiring managers with terminal cases of Don't-Hire-This-Jerk-Itis.
Don't let these common errors brand you as unprofessional.
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Before you say it or write it, think about the listener and reader. How do they want to hear it and read it?
Do cover letters matter? Do recruiters and human resources managers even look at the correspondence that accompanies your resume and job application? The answers vary widely even among career experts and HR pros, many of whom have strong opinions on the matter.
Use professionalism and these strategies in your resume, cover letter and interviews when answering this tough question about past employment: "Why did you leave?"
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Human Resources managers and certified professional resume writers share best way to structure this pithy alternative to an executive summary.
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