Is there only one way for a proper Resume or Cover Letter?
Keeping up a weekly blog has its limitations. Too much and it becomes an article; too little and it is just a passing comment.
I think Cover Letters and Resumes often face a similar dilemma. How do we know when enough is enough? If there's too much we take the chance of turning off the employer if it is not about what s/he wants to read; too little and we get passed over as we still haven't hit the magical words.
Yes, sometimes I do think it is a game, where we kinda know the rules, in a general fashion (we need to send a Resume and Cover Letter), but the specifics of the game change with each person who reads our Resume/Cover Letter. So, we try each time to find different ways to catch the attention of the prospective employer - or at least we should.
More on this in upcoming articles.
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