Comments on: 6 Things That Make Your Cover Letter Suck

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:20:04 +0000

These tips are kind of obvious, but in today’s habit of sending applications out into some black abyss with little feedback, you don’t know if the reason you are not geting called back is due to your resume and cover letter being inefficent or something on the employer’s end.

By: marci @ onlinecolleges

marci @ onlinecolleges — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:00:21 +0000

First time reader of your blog, came from moneymatekate. Great tips here. I agree – forgetting to attach the resume is a bust, and so easy to forget.

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By: Bobby

Bobby — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:27:02 +0000

Get creative with your coverletter, take chances. Show you know something about the company. Get creative in the salutation if you can’t get a name. Stand out or perish.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:14:15 +0000

I get the WORST writers blog when it comes to cover letters. I wish I could hire someone to write them for me!

One time I got all creative and wrote a reflective piece in the cover letter. I didn’t hear back for 6 weeks and was kicking myself for taking such a risk. But then I heard back and was offered the job. The hiring manager said it was my cover letter which made her cry. (I wrote about how the death of a friend made me want to go into that line of work.)

By: Foxie - CarsxGirl

Foxie - CarsxGirl — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:43:47 +0000

Thanks for this little series, it’s been helpful. I’ve had to do a resume/cover letter for my business communication class, so the tips were very helpful! (I’ve never honestly done a real attempt at a cover letter…. Heh.)

Just wish I could’ve read the whole series before doing it, but it’s due today. D: At least it’s one more bad cover letter out of the way for me! (And this one just for a grade.)

By: Canadian CC

Canadian CC — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:22:07 +0000

Great Post!

However, I would wonder if you would include your blog as a reference of your work in your cover letter or resume?

By: Studenomist

Studenomist — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:32:48 +0000

My co-op coordinator is as “straight shooter” as it gets for a 60 year old man. He looked over my cover letter draft and tore it apart as if I burned his home down. He told me that if I plan on using the same cover letter for every job posting he will kick my ass and kick me out of the program. One thing I will always remember is to customize every cover letter to the specific job posting and job requirements.

HR professionals know what a standard or routine cover letter is. Don’t think you can send the same cover letter with a bunch of big words to 20 different companies.

By: Paul @ FiscalGeek

Paul @ FiscalGeek — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:08:28 +0000

Or how about the classic mixing cover letters. I’ve seen that one plenty, and totally with Catgurl, there’s no excuse for typo’s. Great post Kerry!

By: Treva

Treva — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:14:19 +0000

I have been job hunting recently and I’ve had several companies that post “Send resume and letter of interest to Human Resources at XYZ….” I often email the HR department and ask to whom may I address the letter and 9 times out of 10 they will not give me a name. I will also spend up to an hour, depending on how extensive it is, searching the website for the information. Yes, I could pick someone from a list of executive staff members and address it to one of them, but that could be as deadly a mistake. So I follow the advice of the HR department. At least they know I attempted to go a step beyond.