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For fear of sounding like the “do people still watch TV. I haven’t watch TV in 10 years guy”, do people still write cover letters and do any companies actually
by scarface74 4y ago
For fear of sounding like the “do people still watch TV. I haven’t watch TV in 10 years guy”, do people still write cover letters and do any companies actually read them?
- incahoots 4y agounfortunately yes, last few places I've shot off a resume to hit back that I need a cover letter. I'd be curious how many are asking for cover letters and run resumes through the HR grinder. I like to believe the ones still asking for them actually read the cover letter/resume, manually.
- spqr233 4y agoWhat I've noticed is that it's optional for most places I applied to. There was this time where I applied to a startup and added a cover letter. The interviewer remembered of me as "the guy who wrote a cover letter". That made me realize that since most people aren't doing it, a cover letter would help me standout. Seeing a cover letter is rare enough that people value it more. Nowadays, I make one for any role I'm very excited about.
- lazyant 4y agoSome companies require or encourage them (HashiCorp, Shopify for ex)