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Especially with the rise of "ghost postings" so quantity over quality is greater than ever these days

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[–] Exusia@lemmy.world 19 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

Is the bottom one not what we've all been doing for the past 10 years? If you haven't worked more than 5 or so places it should also look like that right?

Also fuck cover letters. Never making one, I don't care who they send

[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 12 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Generating BS cover letters is one of the few good uses I've found for chat gpt

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That might get you in the door but a poor resume built by AI with key phrases to fool the algorithm will be an insta delete by a human.

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[–] Droggelbecher@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I do it like that, but it has backfired before. I posted a resume that mentions I can code to a teaching position (Highschool maths). Not relevant to the job at all. Got the job. Some random admin person remembered I can write code and that meant that every other teacher should address their IT questions to me. No extra pay and I had to explain Microsoft software a lot of the time, which I don't even use.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Seems nobody sent the memo to all those career advisers, coaches, job seeking assistance places etc. because I still see it as "recommended practice" LMAO

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago

As someone who hires a lot of MBA types

I could give a shit about your cover letter

I could give a shit about your nice follow up email after the interview

I realize I'm a sample size of one, but I also don't do cover letters or follow up notes for mydelf and I guess I am doing well enough that I have a bunch of energetic MBA types working for me.

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[–] Gointhefridge@lemm.ee 14 points 19 hours ago

I stan bottom sentiment.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com -2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

if everyone would stop making and sending cover letters unemployment would skyrocket

[–] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 7 points 16 hours ago

I don't understand what you mean. Please explain.

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