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OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml āØ17ā© āØhoursā© agoAt my old company I offered to help with the hiring. I said we should make job postings and just see if a great candidate applies.
My CEO told me āoh, we already have some postings. Let me give you the credentialsā.
I log in to (BreezyHR). Thereās over 2,000 applicants in the last 6 months. Tailored resumes, cover letters, everything. All the effort people put in to applying. Never even read. Nobody in the company even logged in to the platform where they would be read. Reading the cover letters from people saying it would be such a great fit was kind of sad.
CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com āØ16ā© āØhoursā© ago
Iāve stopped tailoring resumes and doing cover letters. As someone who has been on the hiring end, they make maybe a small difference but the amount of time spent isnāt worth the potential upside.
Keep in mind that the people doing the hiring donāt want to be reading resumes either. Thatās why networking is still the best way to land a new job.
xpinchx@lemmy.world āØ16ā© āØhoursā© ago
If I were applying I might do a cover letter for like my top 2-3 picks just to try and tip the scales.
I do the hiring for my department and most cover letters are AI/template garbage but sometimes Iāll get a short and sweet one that seems genuine and it gives a legitimate edge.