Cover Letter — What to Include and What to Leave Out

I've Reviewed Hundreds of Cover Letters. Here's What Separates the Ones That Get Read From the Ones That Get Deleted

I want to tell you something as an HR professional who has sat on the hiring side of this process for over fourteen years.

Employer reading cover letter

When a cover letter comes through that is genuinely good — genuinely tailored, genuinely human, genuinely specific — it stands out so clearly that the hiring manager often forwards it to the team before they have even finished reading the resume.