I agree about the mundane skills but I also have to say that this is a very poor application letter because it only lists baseless claims. A good application l

I agree about the mundane skills but I also have to say that this is a very poor application letter because it only lists baseless claims. A good application letter instead lists tangible accomplishments that substantiate such claims. Ideally, the evidence for these accomplishments is so strong that the claims do not even have to be made explicit.