| The only thing good about a Generic Cover Letter is | | | | because they DID NOT include a Cover Letter- that |
| the fact that at least you have one - it's that important! | | | | should tell you just how important this part of the job |
| A new study done by The Ladders revealed that a | | | | application really is! |
| whopping 39% of job-seekers were immediately | | | | Recruiters Agree Cover Letters are Vital: 88% of |
| eliminated by recruiters because they did not submit a | | | | recruiters said every job candidate should include one |
| cover letter. And these were not kids fresh out of | | | | as part of their resume package. |
| college entering the job market for the first time who | | | | Half of Job Hunters Are In The Dark: Only 53% of |
| made this deadly mistake. These were senior-level job | | | | Executive-level applicants actually include a cover |
| candidates (The Ladders caters to the $100,000+ job | | | | letter. |
| market) who forgot the golden rule - Details Matter! | | | | This is unbelievable to me as a professional resume |
| Attention needs to be paid to the creation of the CL, | | | | writer, that high-level job seekers are so casually |
| the resume and the thank you note. You need | | | | overlooking a resume basic at a devastating cost. The |
| EVERY advantage when seeking employment in | | | | real truth is that a Generic Cover Letter done up with |
| today's job market! | | | | a few of the new cutting edge techniques can do |
| The survey of 500 recruitment professionals which | | | | more to land you the interview than anything else. |
| was conducted in the early part of April 2009 found | | | | "Just as your resume is a career marketing tool, so is |
| out the following facts about CL's : | | | | your cover letter, says Wendy Enelow, executive |
| Respect the Process: a whopping 39% of recruiters | | | | resume writer and training consultant to The Ladders. |
| (that's almost ½) have eliminated a job candidate | | | | |