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Re:What I learned from doing over 60 technical interviews in... by BeetleB on Saturday August 01, 2020 @02:12AM (#24018092)
> Generic cover letters are a waste of everyone's time.

"Generic cover letter" is an oxymoron. Cover letters are supposed to be individualized.

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Re:What I learned from doing over 60 technical interviews in... by another-dave on Saturday August 01, 2020 @03:42AM (#24018533)
The sample cover letter in the article is quite generic & doesn't seem much tailored to a particular job description.
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Re:What I learned from doing over 60 technical interviews in... by azangru on Saturday August 01, 2020 @10:33AM (#24020710)
> The sample cover letter in the article is quite generic

Yes, the first paragraph in the cover letter is almost identical to the opening paragraphs of numerous spam emails. "You're building a great feedback organization product I think has great potential". Really? Well, ta very much; now tell us something we don't know.

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Re:What I learned from doing over 60 technical interviews in... by ghaff on Saturday August 01, 2020 @10:54AM (#24020876)
While I generally think a cover letter, even if mostly generic, is a good idea as a way of at least somewhat personalizing your application, there's a lot about that one that sort of turns me off. It would be a net negative for me.
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