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I love cover letters for this reason. It’s easy to tell who is shotgunning and who is thoughtfully applying. I might be lucky in the sense that I still get the
by Waterluvian 4y ago
I love cover letters for this reason. It’s easy to tell who is shotgunning and who is thoughtfully applying. I might be lucky in the sense that I still get the latter.
- waboremo 4y agoWhat are the tells of a thoughtful cover letter? Maybe people can incorporate those when asking AI to generate their letter for them.
- Waterluvian 4y agoHah. “Please make the letter you generate thoughtful. Make up an anecdote that illustrates why I’m uniquely interested in this work.” Apologies. You deserve a thoughtful answer but I’ve had a day. Maybe others can add in, but the most common one for me is when they bind their qualifications to the role by way of one or two (very) short anecdotes or personal experiences. It also gives me something to ask about that you’re likely comfortable elaborating on. A great ice breaker.
- awesomeMilou 4y agoDon't you think I'd be pretty easy to fool you with ChatGPT?
- ghaff 4y agoThey're someone who knows you. It's how I've gotten the few jobs I've had since 2001. Slightly more seriously, if AI makes cutting through the noise of resumes submitted from unknowns even more difficult, maybe people default more and more to hiring people they know--which they already do to a non-trivial degree.
- Waterluvian 4y agoI feel like you’re right. If generating somewhat convincing nonsense becomes too common, it’ll make too much sense to stick with people you know are verifiable.
- ghaff 4y agoThis is probably true broadly. To the degree that AI bots overwhelm submission and communication processes in general, people will increasingly say screw it and drop into their networks and private channels.
- yownie 4y agoI'm pleased then this will make it harder for you, cover letters and by extensions job application dumb hoops are asymmetric and just plain rude.
- Waterluvian 4y agoI’m not concerned. Rudimentary communication skills are important.
- Tao3300 4y agoSo you get a kick out of making sure you're not hiring people who really need the work. Nice work, bro.
- Waterluvian 4y agoIt’s not a charity. I’m kind of baffled by people who externalize employment like this.
- Tao3300 4y agoDidn't say it was. Do you think I'm putting words in your mouth? Or that perhaps I missed some subtle tone? What's there for you to be baffled about?
- xyzelement 4y agoHe's talking about what enables him to effectively screen for his role. Your response and a few others are trying to guilt him for screening.
- tomjen3 4y agoIt is not charity, it is an economic transaction. What I don't get is what benefit does a company get by people pretending that they are applying for anything other than the (total) salary?
- PradeetPatel 4y agoAlthough salary plays a big part in the transaction, it is not everything. Many years ago I worked as a hiring manager for a PR firm in India, the cover letter is a very good way to sift out the dedicated candidates from the unfocused. It also provides us with a unique insight into their psyche, using a combination of NLP and targeted interview questions regarding topics mentioned in the cover letter, we were able to discern potential points of leverage when it comes to salary negotiation. For example, an ideologically driven unior associate will accept a lower yearly salary as long as he's personal ego requirements are fulfilled, thus minimising operational expenditure for the business.
- Brigand 4y agoAgreed, I read all cover letters and so far they contain a good deal of predictive power on how an applicant will do in the interview process.