{"id":3801,"date":"2017-11-27T19:39:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/?p=3801"},"modified":"2017-11-27T19:39:07","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T16:39:07","slug":"job-cover-letter-when-you-have-been-referred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/job-cover-letter-when-you-have-been-referred\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB COVER LETTER: When You Have Been Referred"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There isn\u2019t anything overly difficult about writing a cover letter when you have been referred by someone else, but the most important thing to know is where you should bring up the referral.<\/p>\n<p>Generally speaking, it is always best to mention your referral in the opening paragraph, because it acts as an attention grabber for the hiring manager.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re hoping they\u2019ll think to themselves something along the lines of, \u201cOh, this person was referred by Jim. \u00a0I like Jim\u2026he\u2019s a straight shooter. 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