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 ...

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In a competitive job market, clarity and professionalism in a job offer letter are crucial in shaping the employment relationship. An effective letter formalises the agreement between employer and ...

Knowing how to write a cover letter for a job can help take your job application to the top of the pile. Although it might seem like an extra step in the application process, it’s really a chance to ...

Candidates for academic positions hear one piece of advice early and often: Tailor a cover letter to the job as well as to the institution and the department. But what about the hiring side of that ...

Although your resume is probably your most important career credential that’s considered when applying for a job, your accompanying cover letter is also highly considered by recruiters and HR managers ...

The cover letter is its own unique, dreaded genre of writing. In a few — often formulaic — paragraphs, job applicants must accomplish several things: prostrate themselves at the feet of hiring ...

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In a time when ChatGPT wasn’t yet known to the world, I wrote a cover letter that did exactly what it was supposed to: provided additional context for why I deserved the job I was applying for. And it ...