[HN Gopher] How to Write a Cover Letter for a Job
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       How to Write a Cover Letter for a Job
        
       Author : modinfo
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2022-08-14 13:28 UTC (9 hours ago)
        
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       | BazookaMusic wrote:
       | All of the things mentioned as requirements for the cover letter
       | are stuff you'd add to your CV in short form. Why companies
       | require the ritual of writing the same things in prose addressed
       | to the company is beyond me.
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       | I'd understand it if the cover letter was the place to write your
       | unique motivation and what makes you stand out, but this article
       | confirms it's just bureaucratic nonsense.
        
         | radiojasper wrote:
         | A good cover letter is easier to scan than a CV and therefore
         | makes the work of the person having to read all these
         | applications a lot easier.
         | 
         | Simply put: if your cover letter sucks, there's no need to read
         | your CV - and they won't.
        
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