writing cover letter unappreciation thread

[Huellz Santana]

Does anyone even read these?

currently typing up some stuff now for a PM position. I have a ton of experience in a wide variety of areas. i'm most likely viewed as an engineer with some business acumen. I'm typing this cover letter to bridge the gap in some areas on my resume.​

 

[G-Zeus]

yeah those linkedin HR heads will read it just to make their job look more important than the ones they hiring for..

but in reality... they will all pitch their candidate as the best one to the employer

however.. if you freaking suck at making a cover letter...it might backfire on you.

 

[Silkk]

nikka if you don't steal somebody shyt

 

[Huellz Santana]

nikka if you don't steal somebody shyt

wound up taking something I seen on the outskirts of google/linkedin. changed a few words and now I'm gucci.

Dap + Rep​

 

[litty]

nikka if you don't steal somebody shyt

 

[Jimmy Two-Times™]

To set your self apart and make your cover letter brief and to the point all employers just want to see is your skills and if you are a right fit for the position. There's no need writing two paragraphs of text telling your life story because nobody cares, you're not on a dating site.

Google: "T" Cover Letter

 

[Huellz Santana]

To set your self apart and make your cover letter brief and to the point all employers just want to see is your skills and if you are a right fit for the position. There's no need writing two paragraphs of text telling your life story because nobody cares, you're not on a dating site.

Google: "T" Cover Letter

this is some real game. wish I saw it earlier. DAP+REP​

 

[Redguard]

To set your self apart and make your cover letter brief and to the point all employers just want to see is your skills and if you are a right fit for the position. There's no need writing two paragraphs of text telling your life story because nobody cares, you're not on a dating site.

Google: "T" Cover Letter

Thanks for this info.

 

[Cadillac]

I had to do it for a contest

 

[beenz]

I'm totally against coverletters. I have NEVER seen where they make a difference.

 

[Jimmy Two-Times™]

I'm totally against coverletters. I have NEVER seen where they make a difference.

They are supposed to be a quick summary of why you are a good fit for a job. Most CVs are very word condensed documents most people will have 1-2 pages maybe even more depending on your portfolio. Do you think top engineering jobs will hire anyone with a 1-page CV regardless of the credentials of the individual?

A cover letter is designed to quickly summarise your skills and how you will be a good fit for the position, a good fit for the organisation and what values you could bring to the table that they might not have or are in need more of.

Employers will take a quick glance over your covering letter to see if you fit the bill. So instead of an employers spending a minute or two combing through your CV they would spend seconds and that is the difference.

Do you want them to see the skills that you have glaring right at them or do you want them to take the time to read everything in your CV to see if you are fit. They would most likely appreciate the time you took to make their job easier.

If you don't need it then fine but for me and others a good covering letter is usually what I feel gets me at least into the door for an interview.

 

[QuintessentialMan]

I hated these.

After uploading my CV I would think I was done......only for me to get hit with this mess.

Ruined many an evening for the college kid.

Its a good place to big up yourself though, CV is just hard data, here you can call yourself Nelson Mandela and make claims that cant be verified.

 

[Virtuous_Brotha]

Yeah i hate that shyt the only benefit to going through recruiters is not having to do a cover letter. I don't see why they need more than the personal statement/introduction often put at the very beginning of the resume. More time wasting for an already torturous process

 

[satam55]

nikka if you don't steal somebody shyt

@Silkk Can you P.M. a cover letter you use?

 

[Silkk]

@Silkk Can you P.M. a cover letter you use?

I just googled, looked through the best ones, and replaced what needed to be. I haven't used it in a while though breh.