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happy_me
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 Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:55 am Post subject: "cover letter" or "corving letter? |
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| I have noticed that "CV's with covering letter only please." has started to show up, dose it mean they want a letter, to cover the CV or a letter covering the CV and if it's covering the CV how can they see it, and how to do it in the email? is it a new tec? |
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Stephen Jones
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| Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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| It's a covering letter because it covers the details that aren't in the CV, normally those specific to your reasons for applying for that particular job. |
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Chancellor
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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| Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:53 pm Post subject: Re: "cover letter" or "corving letter? |
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| happy_me wrote: |
| I have noticed that "CV's with covering letter only please." has started to show up, dose it mean they want a letter, to cover the CV or a letter covering the CV and if it's covering the CV how can they see it, and how to do it in the email? is it a new tec? |
A "cover letter" is a letter that, along with what the previous poster said, gives you an opportunity to tell the prospective employer why it is in his interests to hire you; it's basically a sales pitch and you're the product.
http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/cletters.php |
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Glenski
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| Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the USA I never saw the phrase "covering letter", and it seemed to be more of a British expression. Americans use "cover letter". |
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Chancellor
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Location: Ji'an, China - if you're willing to send me cigars, I accept donations :)
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| Glenski wrote: |
| Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the USA I never saw the phrase "covering letter", and it seemed to be more of a British expression. Americans use "cover letter". |
Yes, we Americans use "cover letter."
Of course, America and England are two countries separated by the same language. |
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Justin Trullinger
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| America is a country? |
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Mike_2003
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