Anyone have a good source for cover letter templates? For example successful MBB ones? I want to become more familiar with general cover letter norms and get some ideas for how to frame my background before starting to write. Most of what I have found online is terrible.

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You generally don’t need a cover letter

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Spend time finding an internal reference instead

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I don’t even understand what a cover letter is for. I generally use them in interviews as a scratch paper

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All the ones are terrible? That must mean that you know what a good cover letter should be, especially as an MBB hopeful like yourself

Not applying to MBB right now just trying to match that level of professionalism.

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