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Covering cover letters

Practically Perfect PA

In amongst all of my files and paperwork I discovered a handful of my old covering letters for various jobs I had applied for over the years (one was hand written – that is how old I am!). I wondered how many of us still write covering letters when we apply for jobs?

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A Cover Letter is NOT Optional!

Job Advice Blog

Home Founder Resume Writing Career Coaching Marketing Yourself Selling Yourself Job Stress General Advice Interview Skills "The Relocated Spouse [link] — jobconnection A Cover Letter is NOT Optional! On June 14, 2010, In Resume Writing by Debra Wheatman , By CareersDoneWrite.com 0 What’s the value of writing a cover letter?

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ChatGPT Will Write Your Resume in Minutes, but Should You Use It?

Success

Job applicants are sometimes proudly, sometimes secretly, using ChatGPT to create cover letters, resumes and even entire applications, and employers have something to say about it. She told ChatGPT to “write a cover letter based on the description,” and she was surprised with the advanced results she received. she says.

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5 Ways to Include Soft Skills on Your Resume

Success

Even if you have the most impressive technical skills, you won’t be an effective team member if you can’t collaborate, communicate or meet deadlines. Reinforce your soft skills in your cover letter Resumes should be brief and to the point, which doesn’t leave you much opportunity to go into detail about your soft skills.

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How to Deal with Employment Gaps in Your Resume

Eat Your Career

So I don’t think it is as common these days, that people are just flat out rejecting off the bat because of an employment gap. I say don’t bother with a functional resume. You also can’t just invent something to fill that gap. The other thing you can do is specifically address the gap in your cover letter.

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What The CIA Can Teach HR Departments About Fixing Recruitment

Allwork

Millions of cover letters and resumes pass through AI-driven programs before they’re ever looked at by an HR professional. Now, millions of cover letters and resumes pass through AI-driven/automated programs throughout the global workforce before they’re ever looked at by an HR professional. citizen (dual U.S.

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The September Surge Is Here: How Job Seekers Can Prepare to Land the Role

Success

Maybe you’ve even played with AI enough to know you are still a better cover letter writer. Maybe it’s too niche to the organization or an industry, but the item doesn’t have broad significance. You’ve optimized your resume. You’ve jazzed up your LinkedIn profile.

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