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Tanya Mykhaylychenko

Editorial Cover Letters

June 16, 2020 by Tanya Mykhaylychenko | 6 Comments on Editorial Cover Letters

When you apply online as an editor or initiate contact with potential employers through cold emails, your ability to draft a crisp and engaging cover letter comes in handy. While your resumé informs your reader about your career history and specific projects you worked on, a cover letter aims to persuade. In a cover letter, […]

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John Cords

Writing Resumés and Cover Letters

June 11, 2019 by John Cords | Leave a Comment

I occasionally hire copy editors, and it’s fascinating to see how people handle the rather limited genres of the résumé and cover letter. Traditional wisdom says that applicants can be divided into roughly three categories: not at all qualified, kinda qualified and well qualified. My focus here is how to get from the second category […]

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