It varies of course – these 5 do not claim to read cover letters in either of those scenarios, and each work for important recruiting firms. They said they simp

It varies of course – these 5 do not claim to read cover letters in either of those scenarios, and each work for important recruiting firms. They said they simply look at too many candidates a day to possibly be able to read cover letters regularly. Depending on the person, the time spent writing a cover letter may be better put to just more applications.