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[JobSeeker] Should I Include My Salary Requirements In My Cover Letter

By Heather Eagar

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In most normal cases, you should not include your salary expectation in cover letters unless you have very good reason for doing so. This may be when a recruiter contacts you after seeing your resume somewhere, such as an online job board. In this particular case, then it is okay to reveal your salary expectations early, in order to avoid wasting your time and theirs. However, barring this one difference, you should just write the cover letter as you normally would.

Complete text of this podcast is available at http://www.jobdig.com/articles/772/Should_I_Include_My_Salary_Requirements_In_My_Cover_Letter%3F.html

Broadcast Date: Tue, May 13 2008

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