On my school's OCR system, certain firms require cover letters and others leave it optional. What is the right strategy for the optional cases? My feeling is not to submit cover letters when theyre optional, because they don't help and can only hurt. In that case why give more material that you could potentially be dinged on.
Thoughts?
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I actually disagree. If you spend time on the cover letter they can only help. More often than not they wont be read, but in case they do they could possibly make you stand out. At the very least, it puts your name in front of them again. So i always submit a cover letter and I suggest you do the same
I'm thinking mostly of bulge brackets, where most likely the cover letter doesn't get read. I know at smaller places the cover letter becomes more important. Do you have the same approach with big and small firms alike?
Probably won't get read, but if no one else does it and you do, you might stand out.
OCR Cover Letter Question (Originally Posted: 01/07/2009)
I am wondering how to best wrap up my cover letters for OCR MBB internship recruiting. Since you either get the interview or you don't on the specified OCR dates, how does one end the cover letter and should it be directed to the recruiting contact even if they may not be the person interviewing you?
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