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Doesn't it come off as wimpy or even desperate to send a thank-you letter? Won't the employer think I'm sucking up?

Personal appearance workers will grow by 14 percent from 2006 to 2016, which is faster than the average for all occupations.

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Cold Call -- When a job-seeker approaches an employer (usually through an uninvited cover letter) who has not publicly announced any job openings. See hidden job market and cover letters. Read more. See also cover letters.

As the fair picked up, while my eagerness never diminished, my ability to remember candidate details did. Go early to ensure quality time with the recruiters.

The first step in this process is compiling a list of all companies that you might be interested in working for --

Develop a plan of attack for the career fair. Many experts suggest interviewing with your top companies first, then with other recruiters, and toward the end of the day returning to your top choices.

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Begin phrases or sentences with your verbs

Instead, use the subject line to entice the reader into your cover letter.

Find out how to contact the interviewer. If you don't hear back, you will need to know whom to contact and whether the employer will accept calls to check the status.

The Job Listing Describes the Perfect Candidate, Not the Probable One

If you're not certain whether you should wear a suit, ask the recruiter about the company's dress code.

Be Concise Interviewees rambling on is one of the most common blunders Fogarty sees. "You really have to listen to the question, and answer the question, and answer it concisely," he says. "So many people can't get this basic thing down. You ask them a question, and they go off on a tangent.

Do You Have the Skills to Do the Job? According to Karsh, the employer must first determine whether you have the necessary hard skills for the position, e.g., the programming knowledge for a database administration job or the writing chops to be a newspaper reporter. "By really probing into what the candidate has done in the past, an interviewer can tap into hard skills."