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do bankers care about the cover letter anyway?

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dr.schulz

do bankers care about the cover letter anyway?

They'll scan it to make sure you have it and that you don't sound like a total numbnut/tool/freak. It's just one of those boxes you need to check.
Currently: future neurologist, current psychotherapist Previously: investor relations (top consulting firm), M&A consulting (Big 4), M&A banking (MM)
 

I think you can start with a date and then go straight into your actual letter to them. When they spend so little time on it, less is more.

 

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