Cover letters are an anachronism of a time when applying to a job meant putting a resume in an envelope and physically mailing it to an HR department. The cover letter served to let whomever opened the thing to know what job the person was applying for. Despite everything being online these days and the word document of your resume being intrinsically tied to the digital submission, the cover letter lives on like some vestigial organ.
You have to balance the right amount of "please hire me, I'm ever so obedient and servile" groveling with the right amount of "actually I'm so qualified you would be lucky to have me" humblebrag
Tell me in under 100 words why you like working in a dog friendly environment. We do not discriminate based on allergies but we definitely won't hire you if you can't be around dogs.
"I am selling off half of my waking hours in exchange for being able to afford to continue living. The day this is no longer necessary you will never see me again."
When I wrote my cover letter for the job I’m at currently I thought they were a different company with almost the same name. Guess it worked or no one cared.
I don't bother with my own cover letters or resume, its all llm now, doesn't help but nothing does, fuck them. 'Oh you can't look desperate for a job at the interview', well if I don't get this I'm hosed, its pretty hard to hide it.