Never, never — never ever — include any negative information in your cover letter. Negative information immediately puts your cover letter (and entire application) into the trash. Think of your cover letter as a sales document. Thus, talk only of the great things about you and how you will make a contribution to your future employer. Discuss what you can bring to the employer; discuss your key skills and qualities. Take some time to go through our tutorial on cover letters. Go to the Dynamic Cover Letters Tutorial For Developing a Stunningly Effective Cover Letter. You’ll find more than 100 pages of advice, hints, and samples to help you create successful cover letters. You might also want to read: Cover Letter Success is All About Specifics and/or Dynamic Cover Letters, which has helped more than 100,000 job-seekers create successful cover letters.
Avoid Negative Information in Your Cover Letter
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