Article: The cover letter: Door opener par excellence

Your choice: a cover letter that soars - or one that snores

My wife says I have finally cracked. She believes I suffer from too many years of opening envelopes, or perhaps I am feeling the strain of reading too many resumes at night by the glow of the computer. She expressed her concerns the other evening when she caught me telling my son a bedtime story about the job market. "Hey," I told her, "I was just trying to teach him at an early age how to market himself into a good job!" With all the competition out there, I want the boy to be ready when the time comes...

Once upon a time, there were two interesting resumes that both wished to attract the attention of Nancy Smith, Assistant ...

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