FORBES, 11 November 2025: ‘Hiring Experts Reveal Why Cover Letters Aren’t Dead (Yet)’
Below is a short excerpt.
Although cover letters can continue to play a role in hiring, plenty of recruitment experts are skeptical of their continued relevance, especially as AI continues to penetrate hiring processes, both amongst candidates and hiring managers.
“Cover letters only matter if they’re explicitly asked for. Otherwise, frankly, they’re a waste of time,” says Victoria McLean, founder and CEO of City CV. “Hiring managers simply don’t have the capacity to read every single cover letter. I don’t see that letting up, given how flooded hiring managers’ inboxes are becoming thanks to the rise of AI-written CVs and one-click apply.”
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