From the opening line of a cover email:<\/p>\n
I am out of work right now from some bad luck and am looking for a new job.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Outside of cursing, it is difficult to imagine a less impressive way to open a cover email. Almost anything would be better.<\/p>\n
I read a different cover email in which the candidate referred to himself in the third person. “Jim has excellent communication skills. Jim has achieved success at….” I wouldn’t recommend that approach. Ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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