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		<title>Impressive Cover Letters</title>
		<link>http://www.browselocaljobs.com/blog/job-tips/impressive-cover-letters</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 13:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In past articles, we&#8217;ve discussed the basic structure of a cover letter. In this article, we&#8217;ll walk you through turning your basic cover letter into an impressive cover letter.
Your resume outlines your career, skills, and experience. It is the most common means of advertising to potential employers. Unfortunately, few hiring managers enjoy reading resumes.  Your cover letter is a short concise means of selling the hiring manager on reading your resume. They don&#8217;t have to commit much time to read over the cover letter, so they are highly likely to ...]]></description>
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		<title>Selling Phrases for your Cover Letter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 14:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choose every word in your cover letter carefully; you don&#8217;t have much room to sell them. Make sure your pitch is highly focused and maximizes the value you bring. The more valuable you appear in the cover letter, the more likely the reader will be to move on to your resume.
To help with choosing the best wording, we&#8217;ve included a few sample rewordings for your cover letter.



Job Requirement:

I am a people person


I fixed up two beaters I bought at a junk yard.


I like computers


I waited tables at a restaurant


Selling Phrase

I ...]]></description>
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		<title>Cover Letters and Target Positions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 12:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>superduperadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every hiring manager wants to read a cover letter and think &#8220;This person is a perfect match.&#8221; The closer your cover letter is to the job listing the more likely the reader is to move on to reading the resume. You only have one paragraph to sell them so make sure you are using selling phrases in your cover letter and make sure your cover letter matches the target position.
Matching the target position: Start out by printing a copy of your best cover letter and a copy of the job ...]]></description>
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		<title>Cover Letter Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 13:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>superduperadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A cover letter introduces you to the potential employer. It is designed to get the reader&#8217;s attention and inspire them to read your resume in great detail. When well constructed, a cover letter can get your resume read by twice as many hiring managers. It can&#8217;t get you the job, but definitely helps you get your foot in the door.
Ingredients of a Good Cover Letter 
Contact Information – All effective cover letters must include a way to contact you. There&#8217;s nothing worse than sending out a cover letter, getting the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Cover Letter Answer the Million Dollar Question?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>superduperadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people think cover letters are designed to win over the recruiter/HR manager. This is kind of true. Others think it is supposed to serve as a summary of your skills. This is part of it. A few people think it&#8217;s about listing information that is relevant to the job. Again, they&#8217;re almost there. 
Every job requirement you read is really little more than a professionally written, open ended question. That question is the same whether the job is for a CEO or a Clerk. It is the same question ...]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Cover Letter Send a Mixed Message?</title>
		<link>http://www.browselocaljobs.com/blog/resume-help/does-cover-letter-send-a-mixed-message</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>superduperadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any job seeker can find millions of articles written on resume tips and how tos. Most of this expert advice and information can help you, but information can fall a little short when it comes to cover letters. Cover letters can be seen as the very first impression from the hiring manager&#8217;s view. There is a mix of cover letter formats and most have one thing in common and that it the repetitive &#8220;Dear Hiring Manager&#8221;.  &#8220;Dear Hiring Manager&#8221; is formal and a safe way to start your cover ...]]></description>
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