ASK THE HEADHUNTER We don’t need any stinking cover letters

[deanwebb]

We don't need any stinking cover letters

A reader dreads having to write a cover letter for an employer, and asks what to do in the October 20, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter. Question I hate cover letters. I don’t know how to write a decent one, all the online help I’ve seen is banal garbage, and frankly I’d rather chew on broken glass than go through the agony of trying to think up a bunch of “toot-your-own-horn” baloney to spit out in a cover letter. But in the process of applying for jobs, oftentimes a cover letter is required. Any suggestions? Nick’s Reply A sales manager

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Source: We don't need any stinking cover letters

[deanwebb]

You do it. The resume is pretty general, the cover letter is specific. If you didn't talk to the hiring manager, you do your best elevator pitch in the cover letter. It might be what gets you in the interview chair that gets you the crack at that job.

[Otanx]

Yep, if you want the job spend a few minutes to do a cover letter. It does not need to be long, but it does need to be specific so when it is read they know you read their job posting. A generic cover letter shows you didn't spend any time looking at the job posting so why should I spend time looking at the generic resume you sent?

-Otanx

[icecream-guy]

The cover letter should be specific about the job requirements. and how you can add value to the company,  and ask for the job.

[deanwebb]

... and if you can use as much text from the job posting as you can, you get through the HR AI program.