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I have several up to date CVs.   Several because I have four advisors all giving different advice.  Job centre insists I remove address for confidentiality and security.  Recruitment agency insists it must be included.

Also different CVs for different types of jobs.

Some CVs are economical with the truth.

I include a unique customised covering letter with each CV.  I do a better job than one of my advisors. She wrote a letter for me with a Dear Sir/Madam  and closed with yours sincerely.  I prompted her and she said "it doesn't matter". 

Other issues are clean interview suits and paying attention to personal hygiene.

Many websites give endless advice.  My favourite is the University of Kent careers site.

What are you supposed to end a letter with when you put Dear Sir/Madam? I think I remember learning this at some point and I’ve clearky forgotten. 

You put 

Yours faithfully,

NOT

Yours sincerely,

Even I, who failed English language O level five times, knows that!

Yeah,  me to, mostly self taught and also able to mostly instinctively know the correct grammar but the formal parts and words just hurt my brain. I keep going back to it but it doesn’t seem to get any easier. 

Yeah,  me to, mostly self taught and also able to mostly instinctively know the correct grammar but the formal parts and words just hurt my brain. I keep going back to it but it doesn’t seem to get any easier.