Comments on: Top Ten Mistakes When Writing a Cover Letter http://www.thecvstore.net/blog/cover-letter-mistakes/ site updates, employment news, and more! Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:36:38 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Andy http://www.thecvstore.net/blog/cover-letter-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-5459 Andy Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:04:00 +0000 http://www.thecvstore.net/blog/?p=188#comment-5459 Using handwriting!!! There are still a number of jobs that request a handwritten cover letter. This trend is actually on the increase as in an age of uniformity through technology it can separate the wheat from the chaff at a glance. Using handwriting!!! There are still a number of jobs that request a handwritten cover letter. This trend is actually on the increase as in an age of uniformity through technology it can separate the wheat from the chaff at a glance.

]]> By: Jane | Dubai Jobs http://www.thecvstore.net/blog/cover-letter-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-5405 Jane | Dubai Jobs Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:17:21 +0000 http://www.thecvstore.net/blog/?p=188#comment-5405 "Using Handwriting The only place handwriting should appear on the cover letter is your signature. Handwriting a cover letter shows a lack of interest in the position, especially in a technological era where computers are easily accessible." I can't even believe that this would still be a common error these days. I could remember a candidate who used a font so bad that I can't even read his resume. And he topped it with a scanned handwritten cover letter which made me gave up his application. “Using Handwriting
The only place handwriting should appear on the cover letter is your signature. Handwriting a cover letter shows a lack of interest in the position, especially in a technological era where computers are easily accessible.”

I can’t even believe that this would still be a common error these days. I could remember a candidate who used a font so bad that I can’t even read his resume. And he topped it with a scanned handwritten cover letter which made me gave up his application.

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