Avoid These Cover Letter Disasters

Avoid These Cover Letter DisastersAvoid These Cover Letter Disasters0Cover letter disasters are all too common. Of course, not everybody agrees, these days, on whether job applicants need to include a titelbild letter when making anfangsbuchstabe contact with a prospective employer. But we think titelbild letters are still an important tool for job seekers- a way to pique the interest of an employer and to put their resume in the context of the position they hope to snag.Whatever your stance on cover letters, we can all agree on one thing If youre going to write one, you should do it right We rounded up several real life cover letters gone wrong to serve as examples of how NOT to write one.Avoiding Cover Letter Disasters How Not to Write a Cover Letter1. Dont be desperate Im currently looking for any paying position freelance, part time or full time.Few things turn off hiring managers more than desperation. Even if you need a job any job dont let on in your cover letter (or any oth er time during the process, for that matter). Your cover letter should focus on one thing why you are the perfect person for the job.2. Dont make it about you Im interested in seeing what your firm can do to help me find new clients.An employer has a need someone to do a particular job. Your cover letter should succinctly describe how you can fulfill that need. However you may benefit from the job money, security, advancement, whatever have no business being in the letter.3. Dont include irrelevant info Im married and at the present time, live in a farm located on the countryside from where I attend to my clients online, grow organic vegetables and raise my two small daughters.An employer at this point, at least doesnt care about your family, living arrangements, bowling score, so on and so forth. As stated above, your cover letter should focus on why you are the right person for the job.4. Dont be careless and would love to offert my skills.If you dont take the time to proofr ead your cover letter, dont expect a potential employer to take you seriously.5. Dont say too little Please see my resume attached. I look forward to speaking with you.That, right there, is an entire cover letter. While were all for brevity, the above example does nothing to sell the employer on why the applicant is the best person for the job. The cover letter should put your skills and experience in the context of the job. It should create enough interest in the employer to prompt them to look at your resume.6. Dont say too much Several cover letters we heard about ran for more than 1,000 words.No one is going to read a novella-length cover letter. Your cover letter should be three or four paragraphs, max intro, qualifications, conclusion. Include only the information that is most relevant to the job youre attempting to get. You can talk yourself up in detail once you score an interview.Todays guest post comes fromCareerBliss. Check outcompany reviews,salary information,career ad viceand, of course, millions of jobs on CareerBliss and choose happy today.Readers, how do you avoid cover letter disasters? Tell us in the comments below