{"id":617035,"date":"2023-03-12T08:57:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T13:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/12\/maybe-ai-can-finally-kill-the-cover-letter\/"},"modified":"2023-03-12T08:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T13:57:08","slug":"maybe-ai-can-finally-kill-the-cover-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/12\/maybe-ai-can-finally-kill-the-cover-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Maybe AI can finally kill the cover letter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grace wanted a better-paid job based closer to where she lived, but she dreaded writing another cover letter. And although her job as a land-use planner does require some writing, she felt a cover letter wouldn\u2019t actually do a good job of showcasing it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s technical writing,\u201d Grace said. \u201cIt\u2019s not plucky \u2018You should hire me because I\u2019m amazing but my weakness is I\u2019m extra amazing.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, she took a friend\u2019s advice and used ChatGPT, the text-generating AI software that\u2019s gone viral in recent months. Grace, who asked that we leave out her last name so as not to jeopardize her employment, gave the AI the job description and fed it some qualifications she wanted to highlight. ChatGPT spat out an \u201cadequate\u201d cover letter that she gave a quick edit.<\/p>\n

She ended up getting the job but she doesn\u2019t think it was because of her cover letter. \u201cI think they just looked at my resume,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Grace is one of a growing number of job seekers turning to AI<\/strong><\/a> to complete what can be one of the more arduous \u2014 and arguably unnecessary \u2014 steps in the hiring process. A recent online survey<\/strong><\/a> from job service site Resume Builder found that nearly half of current and recent job seekers were using ChatGPT to write their resumes or cover letters. LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a>, TikTok<\/strong><\/a>, and media outlets<\/strong><\/a> abound with info on the best ways to get a decent cover letter from the software.<\/p>\n

Using technology like ChatGPT to apply for a job raises some thorny ethical questions, like whether you\u2019re misrepresenting yourself to a potential employer. But job seekers see it as a necessary step toward getting ahead in a job application process that\u2019s fraught with inefficiencies and unfairness. The hiring process, in general, is getting longer and longer<\/strong><\/a>, and companies themselves are using software to screen out employees<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 a process that feels like a black box. Consumer AI software can let job seekers feel like they\u2019re fighting bot to bot.<\/p>\n

It also forces people to ask if cover letters are even important these days, and if there might be better ways to design the application process so that job seekers don\u2019t have to resort to an AI to write one in the first place. <\/p>\n

Do cover letters even matter?<\/h3>\n

The main point of cover letters is to explain why your experience would make you a good fit for a position, but that\u2019s also information hiring managers can glean from your resume or a phone call. And now that AI can make a pretty decent cover letter with the right prompts and a bit of editing, the exercise of writing one by hand can feel more pointless than ever.<\/p>\n

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I wrote a very basic prompt for ChatGPT and got back a not terrible cover letter.<\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

The extent to which employers are asking for cover letters these days is unclear. Alex Alonso, chief knowledge officer at the Society for Human Resource Management, says that \u201cmost\u201d professional jobs still ask for a cover letter. Recruiters we spoke to pegged that rate at closer to 10 or 20 percent. Data from Indeed, which hosts job listings for job listings that traditionally require cover letters and those that don\u2019t, shows that just 2 percent mentioned a cover letter.<\/p>\n

What we do know is that many hiring managers are not actually reading cover letters<\/strong><\/a>. Alonso says that hiring managers spend very little time, a couple minutes at most, reviewing an applicant\u2019s qualifications before deciding whether or not to disqualify them.<\/p>\n

While a cover letter can be a place for applicants to explain why they might be good for a role they aren\u2019t quite qualified for, or to explain away a work gap or career change, it\u2019s not likely many get to those details in that amount of time. Rather, most hiring managers \u2014 two-thirds, he estimates \u2014 are simply checking whether or not you included the cover letter they asked for, rather than judging the erudition of your prose.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost employers don\u2019t really put a lot of stock in what goes into the cover letter other than to demonstrate that the person understood that they should have one,\u201d Alonso said. \u201cTo use TikTok parlance: Yes, they understood the assignment.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the occasions when hiring managers do want to know if an applicant is good at making a persuasive argument or linking their skills to the job description, it\u2019s also not clear cover letters do a good job of these things. For example, James Shea, a freelance writer who has consulted clients on using ChatGPT, doesn\u2019t think that a cover letter, with its formulaic structure and braggy nature, is a good way of showcasing his writing talent. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a terrible form of communication,\u201d said Shea. \u201cI have a portfolio of writing that shows I can write. Do I have to write a formal, arcane cover letter? <\/p>\n

Shea recently used ChatGPT as a starting point for writing some cover letters. He says he\u2019s been using the generative AI application as a sort of editor, taking bits and pieces from ChatGPT\u2019s output when he thinks the suggestions are good, then tailoring it to be better. <\/p>\n

Applicants are not the only ones who don\u2019t care for cover letters. It\u2019s also apparent that employers themselves are valuing them less and less.<\/p>\n

Experts say that requiring cover letters has been on the decline for a while. But whether or not the job explicitly asks for cover letters or someone actually reads them, many job seekers still fear skipping them, lest its absence costs them a job.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think cover letters have been utterly useless for quite some time now,\u201d said Atta Tarki, co-founder of recruiting firm TalentCompass<\/strong><\/a> and author of <\/em>Evidence-Based Recruiting<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Still, if an employer asked for a cover letter, he\u2019d include a very short one. \u201cIt\u2019s an unnecessary risk not to put it in.\u201d <\/p>\n

The perceived need for cover letters also varies by industry. Tejal Wagadia, a senior technical recruiter, says it\u2019s rare to see tech companies these days require a cover letter. She also urges hiring managers not to ask for them and to look at writing samples or portfolios instead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m all about candidates and job seekers not doing extra work if they don\u2019t have to,\u201d Wagadia said.<\/p>\n

Still, she does receive cover letters from time to time, and she reads them. <\/p>\n

What\u2019s the alternative? <\/h3>\n

Job seekers are in the strange position of needing to write cover letters that are unlikely to be read but in some cases are important. So why not make the process a little easier?<\/p>\n

Experts we spoke to said it\u2019s probably fine to use ChatGPT to get a general structure or to get ideas, but that it\u2019s important to personalize and edit your cover letter. A good rule of thumb is to give the AI the job description and your resume, and to tell it what skills of yours to highlight or what tone you\u2019re going for.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not necessary for you to disclose that you wrote your cover letter with the help of ChatGPT. After all, people have been using templates and writing services to write their cover letters for years. Just be sure to edit it enough that that doesn\u2019t feel like the case. Alonso, from the Society for Human Resource Management, thinks that disclosing that you used AI could actually be beneficial<\/a>, since it demonstrates to potential employers that you\u2019re efficient and resourceful. <\/p>\n

And if you can avoid a cover letter \u2014 or at least outsource some of the work to ChatGPT \u2014 there are far better uses of your time when it comes to actually getting a job. Wagadia says the most important document you submit is your resume, so make sure that\u2019s up to date, well-written, and has a short summary that does some of the heavy lifting a cover letter is supposed to do, like explaining why your skills are good for a certain job. <\/p>\n

\u201cA resume should say everything that it needs to say to identify whether you\u2019re qualified for a role or not,\u201d Wagadia said. \u201cAs a recruiter, my first question is: Is this candidate qualified for the role that they have applied for and for the role that I\u2019m recruiting for? If the answer is yes, whatever the cover letter says does not matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tarki said it\u2019s much more effective to send a short email or LinkedIn message \u2014 two paragraphs \u2014 to the employer, saying why you\u2019re interested in the job and offering any other helpful information. Networking and relying on common connections to make introductions or vouch for you is also a plus.<\/p>\n

Austin Belcak, founder of job coaching site Cultivated Culture<\/strong><\/a> and creator of a video<\/strong><\/a> instructing people how to use ChatGPT to write a cover letter, advocates for spending time you saved on the cover letter doing things like researching the company for ways where you can add value, and networking. If you\u2019re able to snag a referral from people who work at a company, he says you\u2019re much more likely to get an interview than simply by applying online. He also suggests creating a pitch deck that would show rather than tell why you\u2019re good for a role.<\/p>\n

There are clearly many good alternatives to the dreaded cover letter. But until it can be replaced completely, people will continue to use available technology to do what they don\u2019t want to.<\/p>\n

Cigdem Polat Dautov became a software engineer to make people\u2019s lives easier by eliminating redundant and repetitive tasks. Now, as she searches for a job, she sees using ChatGPT to write cover letters just like she\u2019d use any other technology. She enjoys playing around with the software to see what it can yield, and then edits around its shortcomings.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the end, it\u2019s a tool,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

This story was first published in the Vox technology newsletter. <\/em>Sign up here<\/strong><\/em><\/a> so you don\u2019t miss the next one!<\/em><\/p>\n

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