Especially with the rise of “ghost postings” so quantity over quality is greater than ever these days
Cover latter? Is it the 50ties? If a company wants a cover letter, I ain’t applying. You got my CV. Need more info? Call me, the number is on the CV.
This is what AI is for. If they’re going to use it for screening applications, I’m going to use it to write my cover letter.
Their robots can talk to my robots.
I guess this depends where you live and what professions your are applying for. In my region and field, a cover letter goes with saying. It always has been like that, ever since I was looking for summer jobs, and continues to be the standard.