cover letter
noun
US
: a letter that is sent with something to explain the reason for it or to give more information about it
Always include a cover letter with your résumé.
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The cover letter, a resume outlining professional and political experience, and a statement of the applicant’s legislative priorities for District A and the county must be submitted to chair@harforddemocrats.org.
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
While demand may not be as high due to these tools taking over much of the work, resume and cover letter writing may be called for by certain niche clients who'd rather have a human perspective to look over and edit their resume for them.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Please answer the above prompt in under five hundred words, and include your response in your cover letter.
—Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
As a job seeker, you’re expected to have a variety of tools to represent yourself – e.g., resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile and more.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
While demand may not be as high due to these tools taking over much of the work, resume and cover letter writing may be called for by certain niche clients who'd rather have a human perspective to look over and edit their resume for them.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Please answer the above prompt in under five hundred words, and include your response in your cover letter.
—Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
As a job seeker, you’re expected to have a variety of tools to represent yourself – e.g., resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile and more.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Cover letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cover%20letter. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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