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Mashable has come up with a list of three tips to help make your cover letter stand out from the sea of résumés.
According to career experts, you should include descriptive adjectives, highlight your important skills, and use vital active verbs.
Nicole Williams, LinkedIn’s career expert, recommends crafting the first three sentences of your opening statement in the following order: the first should focus on the employer, the second should describe you, and the third should be about the company.
She also advises to steer clear of clichés like “I’m a hard worker”, and to use words like “enthusiastic”, “passionate” and “integrity” to describe yourself.
Javid Muhammedali, vice president of product management at Monster, recommends the following keywords for “résumés with 0—4 years of experience” as they indicate key skills that employers look for: “communication skills”, “multitasking”, “problem solving skills” and “Microsoft Office and Outlook”.
If you’re submitting an online application, career expert Vicki Salemi says the best way to get your résumé noticed is to mirror the job description by using the exact words it contains.
She also recommends using the following dynamic verbs to boost your application, such as “launched”, “achieved”, “generated” and “managed”.
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