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In my experience, the cover letter is still quite important. Last time I looked for jobs (a year ago) I cold-contacted some "hot" startups and included a cover
by RyanGWU82 16y ago
In my experience, the cover letter is still quite important. Last time I looked for jobs (a year ago) I cold-contacted some "hot" startups and included a cover letter and resume. The cover letter was very specific to each position, and detailed my fit for the position and my enthusiasm for the company. It was incredibly time-consuming to write those, but it paid off: I got a phone interview at nearly every place I applied.
- dlo 16y agoI second that. A great cover letter won't be the sole reason you were hired for a job (or even a big reason), but it will be a big reason you were called in for the interview. And from my own experience, people who take the time to write a cover letter also tend to be people who do better on the subsequent interview (probably because candidates will only take the time write a cover letter for job positions that they're genuinely qualified to fill). Joel Spolsky offers an interesting perspective (which I believe is right on) in his piece, "Getting Your Resume Read." http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/ResumeRead.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/ResumeRead.html
- edge17 16y agocover letters are sometimes the only way to convey enthusiasm. conveying enthusiasm in a resume is quite difficult