Comments on: Cover Letters Important in Job Search http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2009/07/03/cover-letters-important-in-job-search/ Powered by Cheezhead Sun, 07 Mar 2010 11:34:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Will at Virtualjobcoach http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/2009/07/03/cover-letters-important-in-job-search/comment-page-1/#comment-55087 Will at Virtualjobcoach Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:56:40 +0000 http://www.magicpotofjobs.com/?p=441#comment-55087 Interesting article - but not sure I agree with the conclusion. IMHO, a recruiter will pick the best candidate based on their resume, not their cover letter. That is how their business works. If they believe that there should be a cover-letter (doubtful) then they would probably request one from their candidate. Also, the question was not asked "do you think that not having a cover letter is a disadvantage", but "should clients include a cover-letter". I think that these are very different questions (with different hypothesis). Again, cover-letters are nice, but ultimately not an important part of your job search (spend more time networking). Regards, Will Interesting article – but not sure I agree with the conclusion. IMHO, a recruiter will pick the best candidate based on their resume, not their cover letter. That is how their business works. If they believe that there should be a cover-letter (doubtful) then they would probably request one from their candidate.

Also, the question was not asked “do you think that not having a cover letter is a disadvantage”, but “should clients include a cover-letter”. I think that these are very different questions (with different hypothesis).

Again, cover-letters are nice, but ultimately not an important part of your job search (spend more time networking).

Regards,
Will

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