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August 15, 2005

E-Mail Cover Letters

How should you send cover letters electronically? In our book, Dynamic Cover Letters for New Graduates, we advise: "brevity is particularly important. For some readers, a screen of email seems equivalent to a page of type." Other guidelines for sending your cover letter via email are:

  • Keep it brief; even shorter than a standard cover letter;
  • Know the company guidelines, which can usually be found on each company's Web site (Check out our Directory of Company Career Centers.
  • Use limited formatting so that the letters can be more easily scanned (and because not everyone has email software that allows stylized text);
  • Make good use of keywords in your cover letter;
    As always, proofread and edit your work, making sure there are no errors of any kind.

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    Posted by Katharine at August 15, 2005 01:32 AM

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