Common Cover Letter Mistakes

10 Easy-to-Fix Cover Letter Mistakes

December 3, 2012

Failing to Emphasize the Company

Common Cover Letter Mistakes

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by POPSUGAR Smart Living 5

Failing to Emphasize the Company

Explain not what the company can do for you, it's what you can do for the company. Cover letters are often "I" filled proclamations of a candidate's attributes and fail to connect how their skills could benefit the employer.

2 / 14

by POPSUGAR Smart Living 5

Failing to Emphasize the Company

Explain not what the company can do for you, it's what you can do for the company. Cover letters are often "I" filled proclamations of a candidate's attributes and fail to connect how their skills could benefit the employer.

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