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Your cover letters are an introductory sales pitch with the purpose of persuading employers that reviewing your resume is a good use of their time. The last thing you want to do is give them a reason to eliminate you from the candidate pool.

The following topics should not be mentioned in your cover letter:

: I am 50 years old. I’ve been in the financial arena all my life but had some terrible tragedies this past year and have done a lot of self-reflection. I’ve been thinking of selling my house, moving into another, less-expensive property I own and using the capital from the sale to go to a two-year program for radiation therapy. What do you think of a drastic career change at my age? What do you think about getting hired at age 52 or 53?

Whenever you post a resume on an Internet job boards, it’s not that bad an idea to keep your name, address and any other contact information confidential. If you don’t care who knows you’re job hunting, then it may not be worth worrying about. On the other hands, if you’re still employed and want to search for a new position without your current managers knowing, then proceed with extreme caution.

Take Advantage of Second Chances

In spite of all the gloom and doom about unemployment today, there still are good jobs out there. Only problem is, now you’re up against record numbers of competing applicants for that spot. HR teams are overwhelmed by this massive influx of candidates, and often have to wade through hundreds of resumes per job post.