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How to Write a Good Cover Letter

By Tricia Dolkas | March 31, 2022

As a recruiter, I rarely read any cover letters. Most cover letters are poorly written, generic and superficial. I stopped reading once I saw the typical first sentence: “Dear Hiring Manager, I am interested in position X….” And they aren’t read because they repeat information from the resume. But now worse, with information buried in…

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