If you’ve ever assumed that cover letters are dead, you’re sort of right—90% of hiring managers don’t read cover letters. However, 53% of employers prefer a candidate that has submitted one. This ...

What Is a Cover Letter? A cover letter is your chance to communicate what makes you, you. It is additive, though not consistently required, as part of your application package to an internship or a ...

You will need to include additional documents with every résumé you send out, whether it's applying to an online application, responding to a job ad by e-mail, or following up on a referral from your ...

Cover letters, while not always required by large airlines for online applications, are crucial for corporate jobs, smaller companies, cold applications, and job fairs to introduce candidates and ...

Cover letters are similar in purpose to resumes: they are designed to inspire interviews and job offers (by way of resume review and interviewing): Drop into the Career Center, or schedule an ...

Writing a cover letter isn’t an easy task for many job seekers. There’s a lot of pressure because, sometimes, the cover letter is the only piece the recruiter will read. Therefore, your cover letter ...

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Are cover letters really necessary? Well, not always. Honestly, most of the roles I’ve landed didn’t even require one. But when done right, a strong letter can be a game-changer. In fact, 83% of ...