Careerbuilder’s MSN site has several resources available to utilize for your resume and job search including:
Cover Letter Templates (Careerbuilder’s link goes directly to Office Templates)
Q. How long should my cover letter be?
A. Generally, cover letters should be one page in length. This is true for approximately 90 percent of all cover letters.There may be instances, however, when one page is not enough. If you believe that the information you are including in your letter is essential information that is not communicated in your résumé, go ahead and prepare a two-page letter. But be sure that everything you’ve included is vital to favorably presenting yourself to a company or recruiter.
Two-page letters are most frequently used by the following types of job seekers: career changers, industry changers, senior executives, scientists andtechnologists, people seeking government jobs and people seeking university and academic appointments.
1. Forgetting the Employer
2. Not using keywords
3. Using an objective instead of a career summary
4. Not proofreading
5. Lying
6. Not keeping up appearances
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