Missy | Career Coach
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Carmelle Benoit :
let's get rid of all thee extra stuff to get a job. no cover letter. i would get rid of all of these interview questions
2026-10-12 04:18:36
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Steve :
as a hiring manager I read the cover letters.
2026-10-08 01:40:46
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user4075065825575 :
Recruiter truth recruiters aren't ready resumes either.
2026-10-02 17:37:25
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nemplsmary :
Why are they asking for one?
2026-10-02 15:28:14
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J9 :
I always read the cover letters for our applicants. And bad cover letters do kick you out of the running when I’m on the search committee
2026-10-02 17:10:05
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🎲 🍒 :
I usually avoid any company that requires one 😭
2026-10-02 17:49:31
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melanie40515 :
I hate when a company won’t let you advance through their application system without attaching one. Knowing they aren’t reading them!
2026-10-02 18:11:16
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CP Georgia :
I never upload one if required I upload my resume in place of the cover letter
2026-10-03 13:49:25
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Amanda :
My team starts to read cover letters to help narrow a long list down to a short list for screening calls. We’re not reading hundreds of letters but we might read 15-20 and start looking at LinkedIns to get down to a top 8-10.
2026-10-05 03:39:45
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michaeltaylor924 :
I tell my clients the cover letter is for the hiring manager, not the recruiter. I'm sure plenty of them don't read it either, but I know many who do, because the recruiter has already screened it down to a manageable number
2026-10-02 15:43:23
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RUPERT :
Applier truth: AI is writing my cover letters. It’s not a big deal either way.
2026-10-03 01:00:24
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Jenni Leigh Design :
Optional! It’s marked as required in almost every job I’ve applied to recently!
2026-10-02 22:47:23
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user153720174553 :
I have never read a cover letter as an HR manager. We don’t have time. We are overwhelmed with responsibilities. We are struggling.
2026-10-02 15:07:39
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Megan-Rae :
Lord have mercy. We’re in hunger games.
2026-10-02 22:01:35
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marcus :
And why asking if they won't read it?
2026-10-03 21:44:16
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Bree Gets Hired :
I wish it wasn't even a requirement
2026-10-03 22:35:29
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user18653289642 :
as a hiring manager, I always read cover letters. it's the only element that has personality
2026-10-05 11:20:26
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Elln :
I always read them 🤷🏻♀️fast, but I do
2026-10-03 11:42:52
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Kyna :
Thank you! 💯💯💯
2026-10-04 08:08:05
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sangeunceciliakim :
I think jobs that require it just want to make it harder to apply to them. To attract people who are more serious about that particular job
2026-10-02 17:13:06
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Lissette Robledo :
Peak devastation 😳
2026-10-02 18:50:26
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Tills :
Genuine question when you say that you help people craft their cover letter are people you’re working with just submitting the same cover letter to every application and not tailoring the cover letter to every single job
2026-10-02 16:26:48
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Wait…What?!? :
They always want one though
2026-10-02 18:33:16
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GuidoJ :
I started to not include a CV.
2026-10-02 20:43:08
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wyblrrrrr :
CV are silly and outdated practice. but as someone that was applying for jobs all Summer and just got hired, I begrudgingly did one each time simply bcus I didn’t want to get ruled out over it. to your point Since all my applications were within same industry I just reused the same template over and over 😆
2026-10-03 16:36:46
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