Friday, March 14, 2008

Cover Letters

I thought that the advice for the cover letters was helpful. To me thats the hardest part about trying to get a job. Your resume is either impressive or it's not, and if they like your resume then its up to the cover letter. The hardest part is the balance of how much of you to put in the letter and how much of them to talk about. Finding a graceful way to show off how much you know about what they do is difficult. I guess its like a sales pitch in writing - why i would be a good addition, look how much i already know; that kind of thing.

I also liked the advice of no mass letters. Thats hard to do when you're looking at entry level positions, but if it puts you above the rest then thats a good thing. It also makes the selection of where you want to apply a more important thing. You don't just apply where they are hiring, but where you want to work, a good thing if you get the job,but then you also may just get your hopes up....

the whole process is very tiring, which is why the cover letter advice is incredibly helpful!

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