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Vent: I stopped using a cover letter for 50 job apps and got way more interviews.
After my manager in Chicago said 'nobody reads those anymore,' I tried it and got 8 callbacks in two weeks, which makes me think we're all wasting time on a pointless step.
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mia_stone6mo ago
Consider it a sunk cost and stop writing them.
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rubyschmidt6mo ago
Sunk cost only applies to past investments.
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gavina736mo ago
Yeah, my last job hunt I stopped after the first ten apps got no replies. Just used a short intro in the email instead. It felt wrong but it worked, and that's what @rubyschmidt means about sunk cost, right? We keep doing it because we already put so much time in.
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