Writing CV:s and cover letters is awful

[Not bad]

Is it possible to write a cover letter without feeling like a phony faggot? "I'm an easygoing guy who likes working with other people and... As I'm looking for new challenges, this position interests me..." - except none of that's true. The only reason people apply for jobs is the money.

And if your application is a success, you have to go to an interview and be even more phony in real life.

 

[guest]

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[guest]

I’ve literally never bothered writing a cover letter before. It’s never been a problem, no one cares about that shit.

 

[Not bad]

I’ve literally never bothered writing a cover letter before. It’s never been a problem, no one cares about that shit.

I applied for a new position at my job today, and they had two obligatory attachments. One for "CV" and a second for "cover letter".

I guess it depends on your field of work. It's probably more common for academic positions than blue collar jobs.

 

[Ha Ha Ha Holeee Shit!]

I applied for a new position at my job today, and they had two obligatory attachments. One for "CV" and a second for "cover letter".

I guess it depends on your field of work. It's probably more common for academic positions than blue collar jobs.

I only use a cover letter if there's something I want to emphasize that may not be obvious on my resume.

Otherwise I simply write, “please see attached resume.”

 

[JoshFromMichigan]

From my experience, resumes only exist to eliminate people. Write whatever bland shit you can, word for word from the job description to get an interview. Then dazzle them with bullshit.

 

[Dougie's Hapa Daughter]

I hate the feeling of writing that shit, so I just pay a professional resume writer to write my resume, cover letter, and thank you note when I begin looking to get out of my current position.

 

[guest]

I applied for a new position at my job today, and they had two obligatory attachments. One for "CV" and a second for "cover letter".

I guess it depends on your field of work. It's probably more common for academic positions than blue collar jobs.

Internal recruitment has an even lesser need for a cover letter...what's there to cover? You work in/for the company.

Odd shit.
To people.
You say.

 

[Not bad]

Internal recruitment has an even lesser need for a cover letter...what's there to cover? You work in/for the company.

Odd shit.
To people.
You say.

I work in the public sector. They have to recruit through advertisement. And besides, I'm applying for a job in a different unit of the IT department, so it's not the same boss.

 

[Monk]

Start out with a template for the resume and modify it as you see fit. Otherwise, just use ChatGPT for the cover letter.

 

[FingerofGod]

I’ve literally never bothered writing a cover letter before. It’s never been a problem, no one cares about that shit.

Panera ain’t picky

 

[johnnynoname]

CV

this nigga

 

[Treat Yourself]

Why can't we just be REAL, MAAAAAAAHNNNNNN

All of business is bullshit and fake. It's gay but that's the game you gotta play. Get used to it.

 

[Stent]

Easygoing? You just got cut.

Sorry, we're not progressing your application to the next level. We had a lot of really great applicants. Better luck next time.

 

[Joe_Cumia_Eats_HUMAN_SHIT]

Have it written by an ai text generator so you don’t copy anyone and have no feelings attached but still wrote something

 

[guest]

Just write 2 paragraphs about who you are and why you want the job and why you're qualified, then change a few words every job application to tailor it to the job

 

[Dog Eater]

I’ve looked at thousands of resumes when hiring people, here’s my process:

1. Mohamed/Singh/Tyrone- straight in the bin, don’t even open the file.

2. Check the last date of employment, more than 6 months unemployed? Unless there is an accompanying cover letter explaining some sort of injury that happened- straight in the bin.

3. Check for experience/qualifications -can they actually do the job? If they have no experience have they at least worked in roles that show they are not lazy? - If they have no qualifications are they willing to obtain them? -If no to all these into the bin it goes.

4. Check for continuity in employment. Are there years missing from their employment history? Do they often go more than 6 months in between jobs? Do they rarely work a job for more than 12 months? These are all massive red flags to be sniffed out in a phone interview if they make it that far.

5. Figure out their age, sometimes this requires background checks. Over 45? Straight in the bin. (I’m not hiring for a 6 figure position and if you’re applying at 45 you’re a disaster/loser).

At this point most will make it to a phone interview and from there maybe 20% on a good day will actually get an interview.

 

[BonnieMcFarlaneMe2]

I applied for a new position at my job today, and they had two obligatory attachments. One for "CV" and a second for "cover letter".

I guess it depends on your field of work. It's probably more common for academic positions than blue collar jobs.

Dear future employer,

I am very interested in working for your insulation company because I got fired from my last construction job for getting drunk on my lunch break.

 

[BonnieMcFarlaneMe2]

I’ve looked at thousands of resumes when hiring people, here’s my process:

1. Mohamed/Singh/Tyrone- straight in the bin, don’t even open the file.

2. Check the last date of employment, more than 6 months unemployed? Unless there is an accompanying cover letter explaining some sort of injury that happened- straight in the bin.

3. Check for experience/qualifications -can they actually do the job? If they have no experience have they at least worked in roles that show they are not lazy? - If they have no qualifications are they willing to obtain them? -If no to all these into the bin it goes.

4. Check for continuity in employment. Are there years missing from their employment history? Do they often go more than 6 months in between jobs? Do they rarely work a job for more than 12 months? These are all massive red flags to be sniffed out in a phone interview if they make it that far.

5. Figure out their age, sometimes this requires background checks. Over 45? Straight in the bin. (I’m not hiring for a 6 figure position and if you’re applying at 45 you’re a disaster/loser).

At this point most will make it to a phone interview and from there maybe 20% on a good day will actually get an interview.

Haha what kind of job is this for?

 

[Dog Eater]

Haha what kind of job is this for?

Blue collar.