Well put. FWIW, I actually agreed with the article, and intended my comment to be adding another reason why you should write a cover letter. "Because they seem

Well put. FWIW, I actually agreed with the article, and intended my comment to be adding another reason why you should write a cover letter. "Because they seem redundant" would have been a better phrasing. I think many people think that the time to express their personality is in the interview, and the resume stage is about screening candidates to interview based on data points. As such, they feel they will please the HR person most by being as succinct as possible, and so the cover letter like deadwood. I say "I think" because I have never applied for or held a "real job" at any company that I didn't own, and my startup is just my co-founder and I. That said, I've helped a number of friends with their resumes, and have heard this sentiment frequently. But I think you guys have made a very strong case not only for including one, but what the goal of the cover letter should be, and I'll make sure to pass it along. Cheers!