Since we are moving toward becoming a paperless society, the question often comes up in the context of job searching of whether or not cover letters are still necessary. The short answer is ...

Wondering if you really need to submit a cover letter? Here's the truth about this part of the job application process. Some experts say that the cover letter is dead. Others vehemently disagree. But ...

While specific styles of résumés can reflect different career fields and industries, the cover letter offers a much less structured document, and so often leads to much more confusion among job ...

You know that next job of yours? Yes, that’s right, the really amazing one with the brilliant co-workers, cool boss, and fresh, free snacks in the office vending machine? That one. You know how you’re ...

At some points in your life, you will need to write a cover letter to introduce yourself to a prospective employer. Sometimes, we will write cover letters when we already have a job and are seeking a ...

Let’s cut straight to the chase: Most cover letters are bad. In fact, Dawn Rasmussen, certified resume writer and president of Pathfinder Writing and Career Services, happily admits that “I love ...

All too often, people feel that they’ve already mentioned everything worthy of note in their resume, and, unfortunately, their cover letters just become shortened, regurgitated versions of that same ...

Leonardo da Vinci created some of the most resonant objects of our time -- the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, the giant crossbow-- but perhaps his most inescapable legacy, the invention you might come ...