Talk to me about cover letters for internships and entry level jobs: are people reading them? In my last recruiting role it was a no, but maybe we were the exception?

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Nope - haven’t read one in years.

I think cover emails are still important provided it's short, to the point and highlights your relevant skills. You never know if someone is going to read it or not so if you have the opportunity to upload one as part of the application or email one then you should.

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