A cover letter introduces you to a potential employer and should accompany your résumé, unless the employer requests otherwise. If there is an option to include a cover letter, we always recommend ...

Because no cover letter can convey all this information appropriately in only two pages, you will need to tailor your letter depending on the department, the university, the requirements specified in ...

Cover letter critics argue that recruiters don’t read cover letters and that they are a waste of everyone’s time. Explore HBR HBR Store About HBR Manage My Account Follow HBR Harvard Business ...