Why Boring Cover Letters Are A Big Turn-Off For The Reader

People who write those Boring Cover Letters in which almost every sentence seems to always start with 'I' need to take notice right now.

Let me explain: the overuse of 'I' is very tedious for the reader of covering letters and job applications. When you start every sentence with I... it gets very boring for the reader who will soon lose interest in your job application.

Yes, I know you are writing about yourself, but the most important lesson here is to involve the reader.

The fact is that the reader, who may well be the prospective employer or the hiring manager, wants to read something that is easy to read, is interesting and flows well.

When you write "I this..." or "I that..." as a lot of people do, its a sure way to lose their interest.

It becomes almost like a list and reduces you to little more than a mere 'bullet point' and who wants to hire a bullet point?

So if you are writing these very boring cover letters what can you do to make your job applications more interesting?

Although you are writing about yourself, you are not limited to using 'I', you could mix things up a bit and use 'me' or 'my' by swapping your sentences around a bit. You could do even better by making sure you involve the reader by using 'you' and 'your' in your and avoid those boring cover letters. Try this example of a PA cover Letter to see what I mean.

Let me give you a couple of examples.

Instead of writing: "I am an experienced service center manager..." you could try writing "My experience as a service center manager includes...".

Instead of writing: "I am a qualified electrical engineer..." you could write "As a qualified electrical engineer I supervise..."

Instead of writing: "I am interested in applying for the job vacancy as advertised..." you could change it around so it reads: "Your job ad is so interesting that my application is enclosed..."

See how much more interesting you can make your cover letter? Although most letters should be kept quite short, it doesn't mean that they can't be interesting. And if the reader, who may be the hiring manager, finds it easier to read and more interesting than the other application letters received, guess what? You automatically become more interesting and boring cover letters become a thing of the past!

So you understand why I say that overuse of I is very boring in cover letters and job applications? The fact is that your cover letters can be better with only a little extra thought.

The author, Peter Fisher is a Career Coach, expert Job Search Consultant and Webmaster for www.Career-Consulting-Limited.com where you can find every job search resource and help you may need all in one place.

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The most important tip I can offer you is the fact that the reader, who may well be the prospective employer or the hiring manager, needs to see something that is interesting to read and conveys something useful. When you write "I this..." or "I that..." as a lot of people do its just another of those boring cover letters and its a sure way to lose the interest of your potential employer. So try to vary your words and language to write interesting covering letters.

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