What I learned from doing over 60 technical interviews in 30 days
I&#x27;m going to have to disagree with the cover letter advice.<p>I&#x27;m sure there are people out there who appreciate well written cover letters. They are a tiny minority. How do I know this? Some years ago I started applying and would always type up a custom cover letter whenever a position allowed me to upload one.<p>Every time I got a call, I asked them if my cover letter played a role in their choosing to call me. The response was always &quot;Oh you wrote a cover letter? Let me check it out.&quot;<p>Not one person had read it.<p>Not. One.<p>Those things take a while to write, and that time is better spent applying to more jobs. I quickly stopped writing them. Sorry, but unless you are getting a job via networking, it really is a numbers game.<p>If I were sending my resume to someone who I know is not a recruiter&#x2F;HR, then I do take the time to write one. Otherwise, I don&#x27;t.