Timeline for Generic cover letter, or none at all?
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| May 14, 2014 at 13:59 | comment | added | user718 | simply put, no the point of a cover letter is to articulate why you will be valuable to my company and how. a generic one shows the opposite, if the content isn't specific to the job I have open for you by definition it is not good, waste of my time and will get put in the trash before I ever get to your actual resume | |
| May 14, 2014 at 12:17 | comment | added | Dror Atariah | @JarrodRoberson: But what if the content of the letter is good? Can't there be a good and generic letter? | |
| Jul 17, 2012 at 15:01 | vote | accept | LanceLafontaine | ||
| Jul 17, 2012 at 14:56 | comment | added | user718 | generic anything is bad, it shows lack of effort at best and disrespect for the readers time at worst | |
| Jun 5, 2012 at 18:19 | answer | added | OrionDarkwood | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 4, 2012 at 23:16 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackWorkplace/status/209785696565723136 | ||
| Jun 4, 2012 at 19:37 | history | edited | Michael Durrant | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
generic means unspecific
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| Jun 4, 2012 at 18:01 | answer | added | Justin Cave | timeline score: 21 | |
| Jun 4, 2012 at 17:17 | history | asked | LanceLafontaine | CC BY-SA 3.0 |