For Harold Spilker, past job searches have always been more about quantity than quality when sending out cover letters ... a sales manager in the Washington Post on December 2, 2006.

The information that is included in a cover letter will vary depending on the goals and purpose of your application. When employers post a job ad that requires a cover letter, they may specify ...

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 ...

Cover letters and résumés work together and should be in conversation with the job posting. Give a clear indication of the skills and experiences that make the applicant a good fit. Your cover letter ...

Remember that a cover letter expresses your interest in the company and position and allows the employer to observe your attentiveness to detail, spelling, grammar and quality of your written ...

In today’s competitive job market, candidates need to make a strong first impression to stand out from the pack. And for an increasing number of job seekers, that means using an artificially ...

Because no cover letter can convey all this information appropriately in only two pages, you will need to tailor your letter depending on the department, the university, the requirements specified in ...

As someone with decades of experience as a job interviewer and applicant, I’m always surprised when I encounter dismissiveness—and outright disdain—of cover letters (especially when that ...