I don’t know why we still ask for Cover Letters, they are pointless.
They are boilerplate, now AI-generated letters that are general highlights of your resume.
No one reads them, no one wants to read them.
When I was interviewing 4 -5 developers a week for weeks on end, I did not care to see their Cover Letter – show me their resume – show me the goods.
Today I wrote a cover letter that was short and sweet and sounded most like me.
“Hey,
I see you need some help with the apps you’ve built, I have experience working on those types of apps and more. I’d love to hear about your app and if I can help you with any next work you want to accomplish with it.
Happy to have a chat.
Cheers – Greg”
We’ll see what happens, but so far, that’s the best Cover Letter I’ve written.
