David Silverman, an entrepreneur, executive, and author, writes about the best cover letter he's ever received on Harvard Business Review. He complains that most cover letters are terrible because ...

Wall Street bosses heap praise on a college student's cover letter calling it the best they've ever seen.

The cover letter is more important than ever. In a world where AI can polish grammar and formatting, I use the cover letter ...

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the recipient of the e-mail immediately forwarded it on to colleagues, adding, "This might be the best cover letter I’ve ever received. Second and third paragraphs ...

In my last post I talked about how to make your résumé more likely to catch the attention of a hiring manager. As a follow up, I’d like to discuss cover letters. Here’s my basic philosophy ...

Aspiring ad creative Chase Zreet made a Sprite-themed music video with an aim to score a job at Wieden+Kennedy to work on the brand.

6. Be conversational. Job seekers sometimes feel that a cover letter should be as formal as possible, but the best cover letters are written in a conversational, engaging tone.

The best cover letters are written in a warm, conversational tone -- like the one you might use when writing to a colleague whom you like very much but don't know well.

This week, the finance community is abuzz over another application -- but this one comes with a document that some bankers are calling “the best cover letter” ever for its candor and humility.

An extremely earnest cover letter written by a young man from South Korea went viral Monday, after a picture of the cheerful, nearly incomprehensible document was posted on social news site Reddit.