Cover letters are crucial for corporate jobs, smaller companies, unsolicited applications, and job fairs, allowing candidates to present a more rounded image beyond just their resume. A well-written, ...

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Somebody hiring you for a job will skim your resume, or may use an applicant tracking system to review it, but they will read your cover letter if considering you for a position. Resumes are a vital ...

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For a Ph.D., writing cover letters for nonacademic jobs — letters that explain how your skills and experience make you a good fit — can be difficult and frustrating. That isn’t because Ph.D.s have no ...

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Over the course of my career, I’ve read probably tens of thousands of cover letters. (And yes, that’s as boring as it sounds.