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Job applications
Competition for jobs these days is fierce. Getting things right at the application stage will help
you to go further. Use these tips to make sure you are someone an employer wants to meet.

Writing a letter
33 Write the letter out in rough first and check for mistakes.
33 Use the person’s
The average
name if you know
employer spends under
it and end the
10 seconds looking at
letter ‘Yours
each CV. Make sure
yours looks good.
sincerely’ then your
name. If you don’t
know their name, begin
‘Dear sir or madam’ and end it ‘Yours
faithfully’.

33 If you’re replying to an advert, include the