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If you're handing your resume to an HR person, cover letters are good to differentiate yourself from everyone else. If it's a tech person, cover letters can be
by alexgartrell 17y ago
If you're handing your resume to an HR person, cover letters are good to differentiate yourself from everyone else. If it's a tech person, cover letters can be good if they talk about amazing stuff you've done that doesn't fit into a Resume. (I want to work for your company because your line of software is similar to many of my projects [list])
- mustpax 17y agoWhile I agree with you about cover letters and HR people, I think most amazing stuff should fit in a resume. I’ve definitely included relevant academic projects in my resume and have gotten great traction from them. Generally speaking, if it’s important and relevant to your career, and you can express the subject in a concise bullet-point way, I say put it in. You still have to remember to keep the resume short, but including unconventional yet amazing stuff isn’t half bad.