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The Premature Death of the Cover Letter

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

I have maintained for several years, and can probably find industry study to support me, that the rise of online job sites has driven both an increase in applications to positions, and a decrease in cover letters written to support said applications.
Some might say: “Oooh, increased pool to choose from!” They’re generally wrong, simply in [...]