The truth is the quality of your cover letter often will determine whether your resume gets read at all. The worst offense, however, is to send a cover letter that sounds like junk mail. If you keep in mind the buying motives of your cover letter recipient, you will win their attention more often than not. But today, employers have the advantage of choosing from the best talent available, because so much of the best talent is available. Once you are free of these false assumptions, you are less likely to fall victim to many of the disappointments, frustrations and anxieties associated with an extended job career search.

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