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10 minutes? To find the position, see if you fit, customize your cover letter and resume to well fit, and go through their portal? I could see maybe with aid of
by ribosometronome 3y ago
10 minutes? To find the position, see if you fit, customize your cover letter and resume to well fit, and go through their portal? I could see maybe with aid of a GPT this being possible nowadays but still non-trivial.
- dymk 3y agoWhat's a cover letter? I've never submitted one of those for a software engineering job. Send in a resume, of which there are only a few categories of customization. Certainly no need to customize for each specific company for SWE.
- notahacker 3y agoIf you're sending 2500 applications, you're not doing custom resumes or cover letters, or even much seeing if you fit...
- wonderwonder 3y agoI generally change jobs every 2 years for the last 15 years. I have never used a cover letter. Your mileage may vary but I think they are generally ignored.
- satvikpendem 3y agoWho writes cover letters or modifies their resume per role? It's all spray and pray.
- JohnFen 3y agoI spend a great deal of time on the cover letter, and I do modify my CV for the role (mainly to keep it to a reasonable length).