“The cover letter opened the door but he really ... university may have helped motivate him to succeed. He said new employees who graduate from top colleges often have investment banks fawning ...

Most of us don’t have to worry about writing commencement speeches (it’s a happy problem if you ever do), but thousands of graduate students and recent Ph.D.s write cover letters every year.

The magic of cover letters provides multiple advantages: Too many job seekers open with a general summary – e.g., professional with X years of experience, recent graduate with THIS degree.

If you think of your résumé as a map to a new city that the hiring manager has not visited before, the cover letter would be the guidebook. It will not cover everything on the map, but it will ...

Over time, I’ve spotted many talented people, including a number of recent college graduates who are now ... and after scaling mountains of cover letters I’ve developed some opinions I can ...

Cover letters are the bridge from your résumé to the job for ... If you are a master's or Ph.D. student who is soon to graduate, then let the reviewer know the graduation or defense date. The next ...

It ignites a prisoner’s dilemma within my soul — I want to honestly produce my own cover letter without cutting corners, but has ChatGPT changed the game? Am I at a disadvantage if I don’t use this ...

The cover letter is an important component of your job application. This lecture will discuss what a cover letter is, why it is important, and what it should include. Topics include: determining ...