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Dynamic Cover Letters
Job-Search Cover Letter Tutorial

 

Page 5 of the Cover Letter Tutorial

 

The Uninvited or Cold Contact Cover Letter:

 

The Uninvited or Cold-Contact Cover Letter is the most common type since at least 80 percent (some experts say as many as 95 percent) of all jobs are on the "closed" market.

 

Cover Letter Extras:

These two QuintCareers articles will open in a new browser window so you can learn more about the values of the uninvited, cold contact cover letter without losing your place in the tutorial...

• Cold Calling: A Time-Tested Method of Job-Hunting
• Tapping Into the Hidden Job Market: Uncovering Unpublicized Job Leads

 

 

 

Lost? Check out the Map to the Cover Letter Tutorial... or go to the home page of the Cover Letter Tutorial for Developing Stunningly Effective Job-Search Cover Letters.

 

 

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Maximize your career and job-search knowledge and skills! Take advantage of The Quintessential Careers Content Index, which enables site visitors to locate articles, tutorials, quizzes, and worksheets in 35 career, college, job-search topic areas.

 

 

 

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