COVER LETTERS – those innocent but dreaded letters or emails introducing your resume (a.k.a. your career history masterpiece which you have painstakingly written and re-written until it is a piece of art).
STILL NEEDED?
Ask someone if cover letters are still necessary and you will get two definitive answers: “yes!” or “no!”
I get that question, too, in my role as career coach/job search strategist and reply: “Of course and I will help you develop a cover letter the recruiter will love you for because it makes their jobs easier.” But, then again, that was the intent of the following example found recently on the internet and guaranteed to be the perfect cover letter for anyone: