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Dynamic Cover Letters
Job-Search Cover Letter Tutorial

 

Page 21 of the Cover Letter Tutorial

 

Cover Letter Openers: Risky Approach

 

Sometimes you have to take a risk if you want to grab attention with your opener.

 

Do you find the following example, in which the writer uses a "stream of consciousness approach," catchy or too risky?

 

Dear Mr. Smithson:
Standard and Poor's ratings ... Consulting for pension funds ... Stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. They are all in a day's work for a productive stockbroker.

 

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