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H O W R E C R U I T E R S A C T U A L LY R E A D C O V E R L E T T E R S
B R E A K O U T O F T H E B U B B L E
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T H E B U B B L E
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D O E S T H I S S O U N D FA M I L I A R ?
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I H E A R D T H AT C O V E R
L E T T E R S L O N G E R T H A N 5 0 0 W O R D S A R E
A U T O M AT I C A L LY R E J E C T E D
A C T U A L LY - I T H I N K Y O U N E E D
T O U S E T H E K E Y W O R D “ C R O S S -
F U N C T I O N A L L E A D E R ”
N O P E - A N M B A 2 T O L D M E T H E Y
D O N ’ T E V E N R E A D C O V E R L E T T E R S !
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I T ’ S T I M E T O B R E A K O U T O F T H E B U B B L E
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S T U C K I N S I D E
I W A S O N C E
P S S T …
S H H …
H E Y …
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I B R O K E O U T !B U T T H E N
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W H AT W A S M Y E P I P H A N Y ?
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D O N ’ T T H I N K L I K E A N A P P L I C A N T…
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… T H I N K L I K E A R E C R U I T E R
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T H I N K ?B U T H O W D O R E C R U I T E R S A C T U A L LY
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L E T ’ S L O O K AT A D AY I N T H E I R L I F E
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9 A M
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5 P M
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8 P M
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1 1 P M
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3 K E Y TA K E A W AY S
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A N E E D L E I N A H AY S TA C K1 ) R E C R U I T E R S A R E L O O K I N G F O R
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N O T I M E T O F I N D I T2 ) R E C R U I T E R S H A V E
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P E O P L E , T O O3 ) R E C R U I T E R S A R E
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O K , J E R E M Y… B U T W H AT D O E S T H I S M E A N F O R M Y C O V E R L E T T E R ?
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I T M E A N S D O N ’ T M A K E A R E C R U I T E R ’ S J O B E V E N H A R D E R
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I ’ M N O T S E E I N G A N Y T H I N G S P E C I A L !
R E C R U I T E R S : 1 ) A R E L O O K I N G F O R A N E E D L E I N A H AY S TA C K 2 ) H AV E N O T I M E T O F I N D I T 3 ) A R E P E O P L E , T O O
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I ’ M R U N N I N G O U T O F T I M E !
R E C R U I T E R S : 1 ) A R E L O O K I N G F O R A N E E D L E I N A H AY S TA C K 2 ) H AV E N O T I M E T O F I N D I T 3 ) A R E P E O P L E , T O O
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I ’ M B O R E D !
R E C R U I T E R S : 1 ) A R E L O O K I N G F O R A N E E D L E I N A H AY S TA C K 2 ) H AV E N O T I M E T O F I N D I T 3 ) A R E P E O P L E , T O O
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I T M E A N S H E L P R E C R U I T E R S H E L P Y O U
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R E C R U I T E R S : 1 ) A R E L O O K I N G F O R A N E E D L E I N A H AY S TA C K 2 ) H AV E N O T I M E T O F I N D I T 3 ) A R E P E O P L E , T O O
H M M … T H AT I S U N I Q U E . C H E C K .
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R E C R U I T E R S : 1 ) A R E L O O K I N G F O R A N E E D L E I N A H AY S TA C K 2 ) H AV E N O T I M E T O F I N D I T 3 ) A R E P E O P L E , T O O
Y E P, T H O S E A R E T H E S K I L L S I N E E D . C H E C K .
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R E C R U I T E R S : 1 ) A R E L O O K I N G F O R A N E E D L E I N A H AY S TA C K 2 ) H AV E N O T I M E T O F I N D I T 3 ) A R E P E O P L E , T O O
K I N D A W E I R D B U T I L I K E T H I S G U Y. C H E C K .
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T H E W AY O U T O F T H E B U B B L ES O T H E R E Y O U H A V E I T:
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J U S T R E M E M B E R T O T H I N K L I K E A R E C R U I T E R :
• Does your opening immediately stand out? (Needle in a haystack)
• Do you highlight the skills they need?(No time)
• Do you tell stories that bring your experience to life?(People, too)
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