Some cover letter no-nos
Some cover letter no-nos
"Don't try to be cute," says Scott Simmons, vice president at Crist Associates in Chicago. "Maintain your focus--you're hunting for a job, not reliving your past." Keep your cover letter short, to the point, and spike strained metaphors linking high school triumphs to success in your career.
But it can get worse. Some applicants e-mail such drivel to multiple recruiters or company personnel officers, with a string of addresses appearing at the top of the note. This is why the delete key was invented. You have to get your cover letter and resume right to land an interview, and then you have to nail the interview to get a job offer.
Presentation is everything when preparing a cover letter and resume. Typos and spelling mistakes will sink you as surely as that iceberg got the Titanic. Goofy fonts or too many fonts make your resume look cluttered and non serious. Warren's advice: Keep it simple. Keeping it simple means speaking and writing in conversational tones. "Don't refer to yourself in the third person," he says. "It's pretentious and silly."
posted by Victor Lloyd Smith @ 1:27 PM
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