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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's nice that PP takes 5 minutes to write a cover letter, but my husband, my best friend, my son and myself agonize over our cover letters and they do indeed represent a burden when applying widely. Each of them needs to be tailored specifically for the job, and each position is sufficiently different that it takes more than 5 minutes to retool a previous one.
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I spent 5 hours on my coverletter last week.  I can't see how 5 min would produce something that represents my attention to detail, which is my strength.[/quote]

Wow, attention to detail AND efficiency are my strengths.  I can write a flawless, well-crafted and customized cover letter in 5-10 minutes. Even without AI. You would not be a good fit for my organization or industry if it takes you 5 hours to draft a cover letter.  That's not a sign of attention to detail; it's a sign of inefficiency.

"Jim Halpert. Pros: Smart, cool, good-looking. Remind you of anybody you know? Cons: Not a hard worker. I can spend all day on a project, and he will finish the same project in half an hour. So that should tell you something." --- Michael Scott, The Office [/quote]

And who was manager? Michael Scott was a genius, getting paid more to be terrible and slow at his job.[/quote]

It doesn't mean I want to hire Michael Scott though. [/quote]

It means you won't know if that's who you chose for the interview.  Doesn't matter what you want - point is there's the CV and cover letter, plus whatever you sleuth from the internet, which is more and more limited as time goes on for higher paid roles.[/quote]

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