By Eve Tahmincioglu
Many job seekers tell me they’re sick of sending resumes and getting no responses, and you all get even madder when you spend time on a well-crafted cover letter and rarely get a peep.
This may be one reason I’ve been hearing from hiring managers that some of you are opting not to send cover letters, even when a job posting specifies that you “send a cover letter.” Also, a Mashable reporter called me a while back asking if cover letters were even necessary today, especially for people in information technology and social media.
My answer to that reporter was a resounding “yes.”
I told her
cover letters are even more important for social media and tech job seekers. “Today companies want tech employees who are critical thinkers,... More...
