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Don't Convey Any Unnecessarily Negative Information: How to Avoid Signaling Weakness

Inexperienced job-seekers sometimes feel they must reveal every detail about their background -- and even point out their weaknesses.

Notice how the opening clause in the following example adds nothing to the sentence and in fact totally weakens it:

Although I have not had the opportunity to gain a wide variety of experience in finance, I have gained general experience in my field through internships and stock-trading simulations.

If you simply eliminate that initial negative clause, you strengthen the statement enormously, yet you are still 100 percent honest:

I have gained general experience in my field through internships and stock-trading simulations.

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