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Article #425: Effective Alterations: Why A Generic Cover Letter Will Do More Harm Than Good

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You just graduated from school, and you In short, a generic cover letter can make
have all the enthusiasm, credentials, and you appear like a generic employee: all
clout to back you up. You're ready to format and person, but no personality.
take on the task of job seeking, and What company would like to have an
joining the thousands of other graduates employee like that? What you need is a
in the rat race. You have your transcript personalized cover letter, with all the
of records with your perfect grades, your elements of a good cover letter that your
recommendation letters from your very prospective employer will read through
encouraging former professors, and a and appreciate.
resume detailing both school and What are the main mistakes made by
extracurricular work. All you need to do generic cover letters? Many of them begin
is write a cover letter, which is easy. with a non-specific address, such as
Think again: your cover letter has to "Dear Sir," or "Dear Miss," or the even
cover all your credentials and make you more horrendous, "To whom it may
appear like a star. You might choose to concern." Such a cover letter can make
look online for a generic cover letter, you appear careless, and can show that
or search through writing and journalism you know nothing about the company. If
books for the perfect letter template for you do not take the time to learn more
your job application. This may make the about a company, how can you be more
job easier for you, but if you succumb to resourceful in the future when your real
the temptations of a generic cover job will demand it? If you do not take
letter, your transcript, recommendation care to make a simple cover letter, how
letters, and resume will be useless. can you be more creative and careful in
A cover letter is more than just a the future when your real job requires
summary of things that you have enclosed you to do even more demanding tasks?
for your prospective employer to read and Many generic cover letters are flat
browse through. A cover letter will show because they expect their reader to go
your personality, your ability to sell through any attached material, and then
yourself, and even your ability to apply make a decision based on the material.
the things you learned in school. In What a real cover letter should do is to
other words, a cover letter will do what anticipate a good outcome; if you are
a transcript, recommendation letters, and writing a cover letter, say that you can
resume cannot. be interviewed, and give all your contact
Many young graduates or naïve job information. Anticipate the interview and
applicants often resort to the generic a positive response from the prospective
cover letter for their needs. This employer - and sign your name personally
generic letter, with its non-descript at the bottom.
address, boring tone, and often flat The key to making a good cover letter is
body, will bore your prospective to not only look professional, but to be
employers and earn your application a personal, show personality, and stand
place in the trash pile. This can be all out. Don't be naïve, and don't be
the more problematic if you consider how misled by the seeming ease that comes
many people are vying for the same place with using a generic cover letter. Write
as yours: your resume needs to stand out a cover letter on your own and be your
from the rest of the crowd, and to show enthusiastic but tactful self - and you
that you are unique. can get the job that you want.






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