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I'm surprised by the advice to avoid a cover letter. I think the cover letter is more important than the resume because its provides a thesis for hire. Whereas
by nh23423fefe 5y ago
I'm surprised by the advice to avoid a cover letter. I think the cover letter is more important than the resume because its provides a thesis for hire. Whereas the resume is a list and you are hoping they ask you about something. But you can just plant the seed in the cover letter.
- fatnoah 5y agoHaving been in a position to read resumes and cover letters, there are very few cover letters that I've read that really made me want to talk to someone, but there are very, very, very many that immediately soured me. A well-written cover letter can help, but a form letter, copy/paste, or other low-effort letter won't help, and the latter is what I've gotten for the most part.
- rusticpenn 5y agoA T cover letter is pretty helpful. If there are a list of requirements in a job description, comparing yourself to them gives a very good overview, probably even better than a CV.
- ThrowawayR2 5y agoHaving sat through years and years of presentations and documentation reviews, I'd say most developers, even highly educated ones, can't write decent prose so a cover letter displaying that would hurt them. Even if they have someone else polish their cover letter, that's still them presenting themselves as having a level of writing talent that they don't actually have.