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Cover Letter For Job Application

A Cover Letter for Job Application is the first chance you have to sell yourself to a potential employer...so don't blow it!

Surprisingly, many job seekers simply copy what's on their resume, but that's the wrong approach.  Instead, use strategies to get noticed by writing cover letters that are tight, interesting and attention grabbing.  

Here's one way to do it!  Use this cover letter format as a starting point. If you do you'll discover that you should keep your sentences short - less than fifteen words per sentence is about right; use short, simple words; and write short paragraphs - approximately 3 sentences each.  

You can also get ideas for your cover letter for a job application by using free sample cover letters and templates.  You can find sample letters for receptionists, teachers, clinical supervisors, etc...like the ones below.  Or, you can find other sample letters simply by "Googling" them.  

Many great cover letters start from templates.   However, many people falsely assume that if you write cover letters using them you'll necessarily end up with something that's ho hum boring.  

But nothing is further from the truth, as you can easily transform a generic cover letter template into a great job application cover letter.  It'll just take a little bit more time and effort on your part to include interesting aspects of your work skills and abilities, but those are things you should be doing anyway…right?

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