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You stand out in a cover letter by finding a concise and convincing to summarize why they should interview you and the value you bring. Not by telling people yo

• smt88 9y ago
  > You stand out in a cover letter by finding a concise and convincing to summarize why they should interview you and the value you bring You don't stand out that way because everyone else is writing the same thing. After the first five, it's monotonous and loses any feeling of meaning or sincerity. I usually know what "value" someone will bring by their resume. I need a data engineer -- you're a data engineer! Great. Business value is established. Beyond that, I'm trying to figure out what it's like to work with you, whether you're an ethical person, whether you can work independently, etc. Those things are conveyed by personal details (and, eventually, the interview).
  • sotojuan 9y ago
    > Beyond that, I'm trying to figure out what it's like to work with you, whether you're an ethical person, whether you can work independently, etc. Good point, you are right. I still believe what OP had in his cover letter was unnecessary but it would not be a deal breaker for me. Honestly, if he got rid of the paragraph about his hobbies and the sentence about where he lives, it's pretty good aside from some generic phrases ("I like clean code" - who doesn't?).