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Making Mistakes
Too Short or Too Long
you’ re an active community activist, all-around person, it’ s great, but all the things above have nothing to do with your professional qualifications. The thing is, your cover letter’ s goal is bearing an interest to read your actual resume. And the only things the employer is interested in are your professional skills, knowledge and personal qualities, but only if they’ re somehow related to the job.

Making Mistakes

If you haven’ t thoroughly proofread and spellchecked your document, then be ready for a refusal once your HR manager notices a couple of those while he’ s reading it. Why so strict? Well, what employer would like the fact that his employee skipped rereading a cover letter? It would only show that you don’ t care whether you get a position or not.

Too Short or Too Long

R e c r u i t e r s f a c e hundreds of resumes and cover letters each day, but some of those application documents tend to catch their attention easily. No, it’ s not about elaborate and flawless resumes, but rather about too long or too short