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Your cover letter is equally as important as your resume, because once a hiring manager has read your resume, they will read your cover letter to get more information about you. As we enter into 2024, ...

You’ve got your résumé in order and are about to apply for the job—but what about the cover letter? If you're staring at a blank page, it can be daunting. But learning how to craft an effective cover ...

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Here is a common scene: A supervisor agrees to write your letter of recommendation with one condition—you draft it. Shocker. We, too, were surprised the first time this happened to us. We assumed ...

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