“The biggest mistake many job hunters are currently making is that they skip writing a cover letter when sending off a resume,” says Jim, a 61-year-old AT&T Human Resource Manager. Cover ...

Cover letters are your opportunity ... the department name or simply write “Dear hiring manager” or “Dear hiring committee.” Here is your chance to expand on your thesis sentence with concrete ...

“If the hiring manager’s name is nowhere to be found and the company is unwilling to give you his or her name, you should use ‘Dear Hiring Team’ in your cover letter salutation,” she says.

If you think of your résumé as a map to a new city that the hiring manager has not ... not tell—provide concrete examples that craft a compelling narrative. Make an explicit connection between ...

In April 2024, Reuters, for example, wrote about another ... It is OK to brag. A good cover letter can help you get a meeting with the hiring manager, but only if something in it catches their ...

I’ve read a lot of cover letters ... manager, I reviewed them in consideration for more than 60 open positions each year. So I saw it all–the good, the bad, and the standout examples that ...

While it's tempting to hit the fast apply button and attach the same generic cover letter ... your voice. For example, change "Dear Hiring Manager" to "Dear [company] hiring team" and remove ...