Quintessential Careers Press:
Surefire Resumes for New Graduates and Other Entry-Level Candidates
Chapter 8: Putting It All Together: Worksheets to Develop Your Resume and Cover Letter

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cover letters Have you avoided rewriting/rehashing your resume in your cover letter?

cover letters Have you avoided describing your personal objectives in vague terms?

cover letters Have you avoided listing hobbies or interests unless relevant to the position?

Enhancing the Value of your Cover Letter as a Job-Search Marketing Tool:

writing cover letters Have you added more credibility to the value judgments you make about yourself by attributing them to a professor or former employer(s)? For example, "My former employers can attest that I am a motivated hard worker."

writing cover letters Have you taken advantage of your networking contacts by referring to someone the employer knows? See this page, as well as this page of our Cover Letter Tutorial.

writing cover letters Have you presented your Unique Selling Proposition? See this page of our Cover Letter Tutorial.

writing cover letters Have you made use of the use of PEP Formula? See this page of our Cover Letter Tutorial.

writing cover letters Have you listed accomplishments? See our article, For Job-Hunting Success: Track and Leverage Your Accomplishments.


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