Do you actually read cover letters? I am starting to think they are just decorative attachments at this point. Be honest, what do you do with cover letters?

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I'm curious to hear answers to this as well. I always take the time to customize them with Chat GPT and would love to know if they make any difference.

I get what you mean. I personalise mine too and then wonder if anyone actually opens them. It sometimes feels like we are putting effort into something that gets skimmed for five seconds, if that. I still send them, but only out of fear that not sending one looks worse.

I've paid attention to cover letters if they were written well and expressed some personality. The problem is that most of them are poorly written and hopelessly trite. And now they're often just AI slop.

You summed it up. Most cover letters read like a collection of buzzwords glued together, so I understand why people stop taking them seriously. It is tough because applicants who actually try to write something genuine end up buried under the same pile of recycled lines and AI paste.

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