Not all job applications require cover letters. You can imagine which kinds of industries care about them (anything that involves written communications like law, publishing, marketing) and those that ...

Wondering if you really need to submit a cover letter? Here's the truth about this part of the job application process. Some experts say that the cover letter is dead. Others vehemently disagree. But ...

In this year’s hiring cycle, you may be sending out more than a dozen academic job applications, all of which have deadlines within a few weeks of one another. The prospect of tailoring each cover ...

Your cover letter is equally as important as your resume, because once a hiring manager has read your resume, they will read your cover letter to get more information about you. As we enter into 2024, ...

In today’s competitive job market, having a thorough understanding of the job application process is essential for standing out from the crowd and securing employment opportunities. By familiarizing ...

Because no cover letter can convey all this information appropriately in only two pages, you will need to tailor your letter depending on the department, the university, the requirements specified in ...

Even in a blazing hot labor market, you can’t count on catching an employer’s attention when you apply for a job. So don’t skip the critical step that could make your application rise to the top of ...

This is the third of five installments of “How to Get an Academic Job,” a new guide on the tenure-track search from our Career Talk columnists. Previously the series explored “CVs, Cover Letters, and ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. This as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Kevin Cash. Cash, who lives outside Portland, ...