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Write a strong close to your cover letter

Write a strong close to your cover letter

From the course: Writing a Cover Letter

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Write a strong close to your cover letter

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- We're rounding the bend to the finish line here. Let's wrap this cover letter up strong. The key with your close is to create something that ties everything together without being pushy or cliche. Interestingly, this seems to be the hardest part for a lot of people. I've read tons of cover letters that start off on the right track, but then the author just sort of fizzles out at the end. It's like they're so spent from writing the darn thing, that they just flat out run out of gas. I've also seen a lot of this obnoxious hard sell nonsense on cover letters. Oh, I'll call you on Friday afternoon to discuss a convenient time for our face-to-face interview. Wait, what? No. No matter what old school sales guru has led you to believe that this comes across as confident, and ready to close a deal, now is not the time to go full court press on this person. Being too aggressive could ruin your shot at landing an interview and…

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