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Chapter 10
Killer Resources

If you’ve made it this far, the hard part is done. You’ve identified your strengths,
determined what benefits they offer your next employer, and fashioned them into
sentences and paragraphs you can use in your jobhunting letters. You’ve written
attention-grabbing openings, action-oriented closings. You’re ready to mail your
own killer cover letters. Before you seal those envelopes, take a few minutes to be
certain that you’ve thought of everything.
The following pages will help ensure that your letters are really as strong as
they possibly can be.
First, scan the list of words and phrases to avoid. If your letter is replete with
jargon, your message may not get through as clearly as it should.
Then, run down the Cover Letter Checklist, comparing it to your letters. The
Checklist will help ensure you’ve “covered all your bases,” “have all your ducks
in a row,” and are, indeed, ready to mail your Killer Cover Letters.

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