Online applications usually include an optional field where you can upload a cover letter. Think “optional” means you don’t have to include one? Think again.

If you think of your résumé as a map to a new city that the hiring manager has not visited ... way and provide additional context. Cover letters and résumés work together and should be in conversation ...

In doing so, what I’ve learned is that most job applicants’ cover letters are ... you risk annoying hiring managers who are ...

Because no cover letter can convey all this information appropriately in only two pages, you will need to tailor your letter depending on the department, the university, the requirements specified in ...