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Discussion on: To Whom It May Concern: Did you read my cover letter?

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Den McHenry

I've read several cover letters recently and in almost every case they raised red flags or seemed, as you say, disingenuous. This was partly from trying too hard to convey personality, and partly from a tendency toward banal tropes.

I think many people have an impulse to tell their whole story, which is a slog to read and sets up an interview in which we have little to learn. It's had me seriously reconsider what I might do in the application process in the future.