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I have been submitting letter of intents or cover letters for some time, also through my employment I am able to see those submitted by others. These letters include the same information for the most part:
Computer literate, ability to work independently or in a team setting, ... The information on my form seems outdated and those on the ones I read are similiar to mine, outdated... boring...
I have been reviewing several job openings such as ..
So if I were to incorporate some of their words on my cover letter, similar to
I am a self starter who recognizes where processes can be improved and I take the initiative to improve them.
This is true of me but obviously these are not my words. Is this cheating/plagiarism or is this acceptable?