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Subject:resumes From:SuePStewrt -at- AOL -dot- COM Date:Tue, 18 Oct 1994 21:05:22 -0400
>>always include a cover letter.
the cover letter will be your first writing sample.<<
And always PROOFREAD your cover letter. Twice. Three times wouldn't hurt.
And then get someone else to check it over! Nothing gets your resume sent
to the round file more directly than a typo in the resume or cover letter.
Runner up stupid pet trick: Grammatical errors in the cover letter.
suepstewrt -at- aol -dot- com
