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		<title>Blunders, gaffes and boners, oh my!</title>
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Resume and cover letter mistakes can be comic or tragic:comic if we learn from them, tragic if we don&#8217;t. 
I won&#8217;t reject a candidate due to mistakes on their resume or cover letter, but most hiring managers are not as forgiving. Some examples from which to learn:
&#8220;Early Retirement, The website for people who used to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What should I say in my resume cover letter?</title>
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