> > The cover letter is a proxy for soft skills. > Not anymore. Not with ChatGPT. I don’t think so. I don’t care if a writer uses spell check, grammar check

> > The cover letter is a proxy for soft skills. > Not anymore. Not with ChatGPT. I don’t think so. I don’t care if a writer uses spell check, grammar check or ChatGPT: good cover letter is a good cover letter, regardless of what tools the writer used to help. > In any case, you have completely missed my point, right along with e12e. What was it, then? That the best candidates consider cover letters nonsense? I disagree: I am asserting that a candidate who considers cover letters nonsense is ipso facto not among the best. Maybe this is related to a misunderstanding about cover letters? They’re not about ‘I love your company!’ or ‘please please hire me!’; they are about ‘here’s why I believe that my skills, education and prior experience suit me for this opportunity.’ The resumé is what; the cover letter is why. The resumé is facts; the cover letter is judgement.