Is your Cover Letter an Ineffective and Obsolete Tradition?

Courtesy Topix - Business News  Thu, 12/03/2009 - 08:50

Another career author asked me to share thoughts on cover letters, and how Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS - the dreaded HR database) use them.

I thought readers would find my responses helpful.

For some interesting statistics of what happens to your cover letter, read: http://recareered.blogspot.com/2009/12/is-your-cover-letter-obsolete-tradition.html

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