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Cover Letter

  • 03-05-2019 10:22PM
    #1
    Take Your Pants Off
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭


    I was wondering if I don't provide a cover letter in the job applications, would that put me in any disadvantage or looked down upon. I just applied for lots of jobs on indeed, attached my cv and answered the relevant questions. But didn't upload a cover letter. Do the employers expect a cover letter ?

    I am just looking for summer work at the moment, since I am off uni for the next few months.


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  • #2
    OMM 0000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,733 ✭✭✭OMM 0000


    Yes, it absolutely puts you at a disadvantage. A big disadvantage.

    1. A cover letter is where you can sell yourself. I've gotten interviews based on my cover letter only.

    2. When you don't attach a personalised cover letter, the employer knows you're just mass applying for jobs.

    3. If the employer is getting lots of applications, and needs a way to blindly drop a bunch of them, the ones without a cover letter will be some of the first to go.


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