7 ridiculous words smart people avoid in cover letters

Talk about daunting: writing a cover letter means having only a few paragraphs to pitch your qualifications and your personality. There are a host of pitfalls. Here are the words to delete right now from your cover letter to have a better chance at that new job. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sunday Newsletter [Like us on facebook]( [7 ridiculous words smart people avoid in cover letters]( by Lindsay Tigar [Talk about daunting: writing a cover letter means having only a few paragraphs to pitch your qualifications and your personality. There are a host of pitfalls. Here are the words to delete right now from your cover letter to have a better chance at that new job. Read More]( Ladders is the #1 site for $100k+ jobs [AWS Managing Solution Architect]( Global Consulting Company | New York, NY [COBOL Technical Architect]( Ntt Data | Albany, NY [Technical Team Lead ( ECS )]( Raytheon | Billerica, MA [AWS Managing Solution Architect]( Global Consulting Company | Boston, MA [Hadoop Solutions Architect]( Confidential Company | Jersey City, NJ Get the job you always wanted. [Visit Ladders]( [Enter the Chicago music fest escape]( by The Ladders Offers Team [Win two free nights in Chicago, at Virgin Hotels. Food, drink, and concert access. With our partners at KindTraveler. Read More]( [4 interview skills that will help you land your dream job]( by David Essel [No matter how much you want a position, it's often not enough to practice positive thinking and leave it up to chance. Here are four things you can do to prepare for your next interview that will help you get the job. Read More]( Pain is temporary; victory is forever. —Jerry Rice [How successful people communicate at work]( by Deborah Tannen [Differences in the way we talk can lead to frustration, even between good friends, because the same way of speaking can have different meanings. Successful people sidestep these conflicts by understanding them better. Start here. Read More]( [The ridiculously simple way you can get a raise this year]( by George Anders [For most of us, asking for a raise is awkward. We want to believe that our bosses recognize good work and don’t need to be badgered to do the right thing. Bad plan. Here's a better one. Read More]( [This is the one skill that all great leaders have]( by Jane Burnett [What separates good leaders from great ones? There's one key skill, and you don't have to be born with it. This is how you can take your leadership game up a notch. Read More]( Connect with [Follow us on Flipboard]( You're receiving this email from our secure server at [Ladders, Inc.]( because you signed up on March 26, 2016 from [{EMAIL}](#) with the ZIP Code 06473. [Ladders, Inc.]( - [55 Water Street, 51st Floor - New York, NY 10041](#) [PrivacyÂ](|[ Terms of UseÂ](|[ Contact UsÂ]( |[ Unsubscribe]( © 2017 [Ladders, Inc.](