The Noise Around Cover Letters: The Internet Hates Cover Letters - Now What?!

The internet seems to hate cover letters - with many people discussing how employers who require a cover letter in the application process are toxic or how no one reads the cover letter, there’s a lot of reasoning as to why you may be questioning the importance of the cover letter in your own hiring process. CeCe Wilson, CEDR’s Human Resources Manager, breaks down why you don’t need a cover letter to hire the right candidate, and how to get valuable information during the hiring process in other ways. This week, episode 92 of What the Hell Just Happened?! is about how to approach the cover letter request in the hiring process.

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In this episode of What the Hell Just Happened?!, CEDR CEO and Founder Paul Edwards is joined by CeCe Wilson to share the importance of a phone screening during your hiring process and actionable steps you can take to gather important information from a potential hire without a cover letter.

Paul Edwards and CeCe Wilson also discuss:

• What the internet is saying about employers who require a cover letter
• Where they stand on requiring cover letters - and if CeCe reads them
• The importance of phone screenings and skills tests in the hiring process

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