Cover letter?
What exactly should you be writing on the cover letter? Should you go in debt about why are you applying or the networking you did in the firm?
What exactly should you be writing on the cover letter? Should you go in debt about why are you applying or the networking you did in the firm?
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Mention in the cover letter why you are applying, any facts that aren't in your resume, and, of course, the contact who referred you.
There are so many templates online.
I rarely use cover letters, but every once in a while there is a firm who wants one.
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