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You’ve seen your dream job, you’re ready to make the move, you’ve got your language skills up to date on your CV. Now what? Well, you need a cover “motivational” letter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":56263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9442],"tags":[5714,6904,5809,7765,7763,5708],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n10 tips to write a successful cover letter - Lingoda - Online Language School<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With every great CV comes a great cover letter. A cover letter allows you to tell the recruiter why you are the best fit for the job. 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