Category Archives: What not to do
It’s…not a good idea. If you are thinking of reusing a cover letter to apply to more than one job, don’t. I’m not talking about carefully picking and choosing parts that can be reused. (That’s a post from last year … Continue reading →
Are you trying to write a cover letter, but you’re stumped? Have you looked for advice online? Yep. You’re in trouble. I realize what a position it puts me in, as a person giving advice online, to say you should … Continue reading →
Saw a cover letter recently that made me cringe, so, of course, deconstructing it on this blog is the way to go. So the writer cannot be located/identified, I’m only going to pull out snippets from said letter, and of … Continue reading →
Dorsey Shaw, an editor at Buzzfeed, posted this image the other day, with the caption: “Never ever ever ever try to get a job with an email like this. Not ever.” We have to agree. For the purposes of this … Continue reading →
Since a good cover letter is customized to the job you’re applying for, it’s not a good idea to reuse the same letter more than once. That said, certain parts are…not boilerplate, exactly, but maybe a little less important to … Continue reading →
The PCman’s FREE Cover Letter Creator We have several different letters that contain generalized body text that you can personalize for your situation. Please edit the letter in the box below, to personalize your letter replace the capitalized place holders … Continue reading →