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Respectfully, I have a different experience. First, there is no answer fits all as job searching is "Situational", as in IT-DEPENDS on the industry, company, recruiter and urgency-to-hire. 1) If the job description is very detailed, a cover letter provides you with a chance to address specifically how you can solve their needs. 2) If cover letter is an option and you don't provide one, that's not a positive. Impression may be that you don't follow directions, not a team player or are not motivated. 3) Make this easy for the HR/Recruiter to make a decision. Help them out and demonstrate you're a team player. Your interaction/career-marketing with the HR/Recruiter will be compared to ALL the other candidates. This is a competition - so COMPETE. This may be your only chance to showcase details in your skill-set or valuable experiences that are not on your resume due to resume space limitations. In addition its an opportunity to demonstrate your communication skills and add any value-add references (company contacts, mutual friends, etc.). Give the overloaded/overworked HR/Recruiter a reason to schedule an interview with you. This is part of you marketing yourself (personal brand). If you don't do it nobody will.

It was and still is a very interesting question for me: how many recruiters and hiring managers do read cover letters? So, dear colleagues, I would appreciate a lot if you share your opinion or experience on it! Personally, I've never read any cover letter since for me it's an exercise in essay writing (which is rarely a skill which I've searched for) and a candidate can perfectly master this skill as well as fulfill a cover letter with any information. Neither did my colleagues and friends, who was ever involved in a hiring process. All I needed is to read (NOT SCAN IN 6 SECONDS) a CV and if I liked it - then straight to an interview. Yes, it takes more time than judging based on written/generated words, but it's a part of work of a manager or hiring specialist! And yes, sometimes finding a good employee takes time - as a lot of other work tasks/projects with a long-term effect!

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Dear _____, Some of y’all are out there writing cover letters to employers like people in the 1800s! The dictionary defines the word dear as: “regarded with deep affection; cherished by someone.” Unless you are writing a cover letter to a friend or family member (you’re not!) the person is not “dear” to you! They’re an acquaintance at best. You are a business professional. The person you are writing the cover letter to, is a business professional. It’s okay to just write: “Hi Rick,” Let’s all get with modern times, and stop writing dear on cover letters.  #jobsearch #coverletters #jobsearchtips #coachjhop

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