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Originally Posted by Zeraph
I'm trying to decide what to say in a cover letter for a job I don't have any direct qualifications for. Basically I got my bachelor's in Psych and am not going toward that career path. All my work experience is in education, another line I don't want to follow. So when posting a cover letter, what the heck should I say (besides the obvious "hi I'm X and applying for X thanks sincerely..."
I'm thinking something that say's nothing but conveys my professionalism and intelligence. Or would that just seem empty? Any tips? thoughts? Maybe I just shouldn't send one at all if I have nothing important to say and just send my resume.
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If you dont have any direct qualifications, then what makes you think you would be good at the job? Whatever indirect qualifications you have, or whatever it is that you think you could offer this company, I would put that.
For example: The job posting lists qualifications of "3 years sales experience or equivilant", you could put a spin on it by putting something like 'I believe that my excellent communication skills and several years experience in teaching would make me strong candidiate for the position" This is just a general example because I dont know exactly what your education field experience actually consists of.