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Whenever I'm composing or viewing a document in Word, I get these annoying little markers on the page. Can't figure out what they are or how to get rid of them, but I was hoping someone here knows what they are and how to get rid of them. Here's a screenshot.
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Sweeet....gotta start calling Topher at 4AM...
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(I don't mean for the following to sound all arrogant and presumptious. I am just going on the assumption that if I've noticed these things, other people might. People who could be offering you jobs. You can never have a CV that's too good.)
You should end it with "faithfully", rather than "sincerely". The latter is only used if you are adressing a specific, named person. "Dear Sir/Madam", "To whom it may concern", and other similarly vague beginnings should have a "faithfully". Or just a "yours". In addition, I don't think that you are suppossed to put in several return carriages before signing off. I'm not sure on that point though, so don't quote me.
Your address should be in the right hand corner. The left hand corner is where the address of the recepient goes. At the moment, the letter looks like it's been sent to you, rather than coming from you. And you don't need to put your name above the address, since it's going to be going at the bottom of the letter.
"Anytime" is one word. And the first sentence of the final paragraph is a bit...messy. And there are a few too many sentences beginning with "I am" or "I have". I know (ha) that's a really tricky thing to avoid, but give it a go.
Your contact information should (hopefully) be on the resume itself, so I don't think you need to put both phone numbers on the covering letter. In addition, it looks like some of the other information could be duplicated from your CV, but since I haven't seen it, I can't say for certain.
With regards to putting two spaces after full stops...I know some secretaries that do that. And I know some that don't. I think it's a holdover from the days of fixed font typewriters. I don't like it personally, but it's up to you.
And finally...don't use Times New Roman. It's the most boring font possible, and makes text appear old-fashioned and ordinary. Use Arial if you must, or Tahoma, or Verunda, or anything else.
Oh, and you're missing a date.
Hope that helps.
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Oh... we're doing constructive crits too... ok.
You use the word "position" twice in the opening sentance. I would change one of them to something else. For instance, "I saw a posting on YourWebsite.com for a position at your establishment and have a great interest in applying for it. I believe it will be an excellent way for me to broaden my work experience."
Try to break up sentances that cover more than one thought as they easily turn into run-ons.
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"You should end it with 'faithfully', rather than 'sincerely'. The latter is only used if you are adressing a specific, named person. 'Dear Sir/Madam', 'To whom it may concern', and other similarly vague beginnings should have a 'faithfully'. Or just a 'yours'."
I've never heard that before. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen a letter end with "faithully". Maybe it's a British thing.
Anyway, if he's being sincere, I don't see why "sincerely" wouldn't work. To me, "yours" sounds far more personal than "sincerely".
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I would not conclude a cover letter with faithfully.
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