cover letter Archive
I read a cover letter of IT professional that was one of the most general I have every seen. It was over 300 words long but didn’t say anything of substance. In the IT field, technical skills and experience with those skills are the critical factors. Despite this, the candidate
I received a resume with a cover letter that sent mixed signals. It started out well but quickly changed course. Below are the first three sentences: I am a results oriented leader with a proven track record of success. I have several years of experience in a
Thursday night, I watch “The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic” on the Science Channel. The show profiled individuals with abilities that are incredible and verge on superpowers. It was very interesting. When the show started, several of the people profiled in the show
The cover letter I read today illustrates a number of basic grammar mistakes. The overall impression is either the job seeker can’t write or has no attention to detail – possibly both. This is the cover letter: Iam purusing a Project Manager of Construction job. With multiple years
One of my recruiters showed me a cover letter that they received that I have to share. The cover letter is from a successful manufacturing executive and illustrates how your professionalism and style can greatly impact the impression you make. The Cover Letter had a large font – a 14
I received a resume with a cover letter that started out with a statistic on the labor market. Quoting statistics to make a point isn't a good lead in for a cover letter. Here's how the cover letter started: Dear Recruiter, Labor statistics indicate that people change
I received a resume from a job seeker with a cover letter that created false expectations. The cover letter indicated that the job seeker was currently employed with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It didn’t give any details of the individual’s career – just that he worked
Below is the cover letter from an resume I received by email this week: **************Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! ( — Link to AOL Travel — ) This email wasn't spam. There was a resume attached and it was from
Although there were a lot of mistakes in the cover letters we benchmarked, six stood out as the worst. Below is an excerpt from our Cover Letter Best Practices Report. Worst Mistakes Being Unprofessional: Using an informal salutation won’t help and most likely will make a poor
Palladian International conducted a benchmarking survey of cover letters used by active job seekers. This survey examined a variety of characteristics of cover letters in order to identify the best practices that job seekers should employ. The survey also uncovered a number of common mistakes that job
