Getting back into the job hunt after a few years now. What's the latest thinking on cover letters? Do we still need these? If so, why and how much time do you invest in these?
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We have reached the point where we need to reconsider how people are hired in general. There are only so many parts of the process that we can cut -- resumes don't really tell me much even if they tell me your results (as marketers we know that past results don't always equate to future ones) and I don't want to talk to a candidate until I'm sure that this person is worth speaking to -- I have too many meetings as it is.
That being said, I don't think that having 11 rounds of interviews benefits either party and if you're half way decent at writing a cover letter and/or resume, you'll save all of us some time. So write that cover letter - make it brief/concise and you'll help ME out.
And if you don't want to do that, I don't want to talk to you.