You probably would not attend a job interview in your shorts, so why would you sabotage yourself by submitting a poorly constructed resume and cover letter? Surely you have heard the jokes about resumes that were immediately discarded. The person wrote it by hand in colored ink. It had coffee and other unidentifiable stains splattered across the pages. There have even been resumes and cover letters sent in with the wrong contact information.

Most businesses require a resume and cover letter, and perhaps will ask you to fill out an application form before they will consider you for the position. A resume details all of your past work related experiences and education. It also should detail all of your job duties. If you do not know how to be a good resume writer, then you may want to consider looking at sample resumes and cover letters on the internet.

One of the biggest mistakes that occur when writing a resume is spelling errors. Even if you are horrible at spelling, there is usually a spell-check feature on the word processing software program you are using. The truth is, with the availability of the software spell check-function, spelling mistakes are unforgivable. Do not let simple mistakes in spelling keep you from the job of your dreams. The same thing applies to your cover letter.

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