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One of the most important, yet often overlooked, aspects of resume sending is the cover letter (or these days, the e-mail). The cover letter is your chance to make your first impression. A properly written letter should grab the employer's attention and help set the stage for a personal interview. Here's a simple guide to writing an effective cover letter :)

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alexrudloff
Jan. 22, 2007, 12:05 p.m.
Thoughts, suggestions and job hunting conversation welcome :)
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tdrapeau
Jan. 22, 2007, 1:47 p.m.
Another practical job hunting article. Good advice.
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BrianAlvey
Jan. 22, 2007, 3:18 p.m.
Nice. Back when I used to send out resumes and cover letters I would always add something to the effect of "I read your job description and it sounded like a perfect match for what I do."
One guy who hired me said I stood out because he felt like I was telling him he wrote a great job description and how no one understands how hard it is to write a great job description...like I was complimenting him.
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TimALoftis
Jan. 22, 2007, 4:02 p.m.
As a manager for a office products distributer, I had to review and sort through quite a few resumes and cover letters in my time. I can assure you that a properly completed and informative cover letter meant a great deal to me. I hated those that were basically three liners that contained very limited info. Far to many people use a form letter as a cover letter...one size fits all. Not good at all!
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geographer47
Jan. 22, 2007, 8:07 p.m.
And one more thing, have a friend edit it for you. Two more eyes could catch something you might have missed.
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nfquinlansr
May 22, 2007, 11:12 a.m.
Bad advise!
"It helps increase productivity, while keep the bottom line where it should be- as low as possible."
The last time I checked "the bottom line" = "net profit".
Hmmm. Hire me to help your company reduce net profit?
Never put words in a resume / cover letter that you do not understand!
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oliverpreston
Feb. 14, 2008, 8:52 a.m.
If anything this is calling for flexibility. http://emotator.info/virtual-pets-game.phtml
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arismawan
March 7, 2008, 3:23 a.m.
and also there are a lot of possibilites to combine word for creating perfect paragraph of cover letter. I recently found a lot of sample at http://cover-letter-sample.org .