Crafting a compelling cover letter is a crucial step in securing your next high-paying job. Whether you’re aiming for a six-figure position or climbing the corporate ladder, knowing how to prepare a ...

Summer stretches before us, with all its potential for meeting research and writing goals. But if you’re going on the faculty-job market for the first time — as a recent Ph.D. or an advanced doctoral ...

The earliest record of the cover letter for employment dates back to the 1950s according to The Atlantic, and has been used ever since as an addition to resumes, for candidates to prove to potential ...

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Navigating the job market can be a challenging endeavor, especially for ambitious and skilled professionals aiming for six-figure career paths. One essential tool in your job application arsenal is ...

What Is a Cover Letter? A cover letter is your chance to communicate what makes you, you. It is additive, though not consistently required, as part of your application package to an internship or a ...

Cover letters are indeed disregarded by about half of your audience. That half of your audience does not place value on reading a narrative-style document and, instead, plows right into the meat of ...

"Do I really need to write a cover letter? Really??" As Military.com's transition master coach, I field this question all the time. For transitioning military, veterans and military spouses, writing ...

General employment inquiries can be much more challenging than applying to specific job postings within a company. However, if you find a company of interest that does not have any relevant positions ...

Resumes, cover letters and writing samples are the first, and sometimes only, opportunity to make a positive impression on an employer. They must be perfect. Your entire work history and educational ...