Are Objective Statements the New Cover Letters?
Along with a resume, the personalized cover letter used to be a staple of any job search toolkit. In recent years, however, a couple of different trends have led many to slim down their cover letters, or stop using them altogether. First, there’s the matter of an employer’s time. Now more than ever, a company might have a regular employee or manager – as opposed to a full-time recruiter – looking over resumes for an opening. These men and women just don’t have the available hours to read every cover letter that comes in, and so many letters end up being tossed aside in favor of a quick look through a candidate’s background and qualifications. And then there is technology. More and more resumes are being delivered electronically and then scanned for certain keywords, meaning that only a predetermined few are even going to make it to the recruiter’s eye. In those instances, what’s written on the cover letter is largely unimportant. With that in mind, how can you enjoy the benefits of a w
