–Charles Bukowski (From a letter to publisher Douglas Blazek in Screams from the Balcony: Selected Letters 1960-1970. Ed. Seamus Cooney. 1993.)
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Most of the time, it doesn’t seem obvious why a cover letter is so important. Maybe people want to see how the applicant’s mind works. The applicant’s mind works like this: PLEASE GIVE ME A JOB!
