I'm applying for Google. Can you critique my cover letter? I've already got several rejections while interviewing for other companies so I'm wondering whether you have any advice for me?

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You don’t need a cover letter, just a resume will suffice

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It’s missing quantitative results and don’t mention previous rejection

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Agree on quantitative. The previous rejection is ok. Google wants to see persistence and hear what you’ve done since. The wording I would change though.

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Don’t send cover letters, especially this one

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Pretty sure no one reads cover letters anymore. Just make sure you have a well-detailed and well-written resume that highlights your achievements.

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I’ve never read a cover letter…

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Make sure your resume covers the results of your efforts, not just the efforts themselves. Software companies want employees who seek out and deliver against opportunities for value.

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Only need a resume. Getting an interview with Google is easy…getting hired is hard

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Paste the text here pls

Where do you need a cover letter? Apologies for my ignorance

This is a bit of a snooze. Your cover letter shouldn’t be a rehash of your resume. Put stuff in there that you couldn’t put in your resume if you want to. But unless you did a major thing that saved the company millions, don’t repeat your resume.

Connect to their values. Companies love that crap

Google doesn’t care about cover letters, just a super quantitative resume !

Not convincing IMO.

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