Consulting firms still place a high value on cover letters to showcase skills not on a resume. Heather Kristan, head of talent at Altman Solon, looks for specificity and interpersonal skills.

A cover letter for a tech job might focus more on specific experience, while a consulting letter should focus on past problem-solving.

Landing a job in consulting can be difficult, but the COO of Management Consulted said focusing on these four things can help ...

When a friend of mine – I’ll call her Carol – asked me to help with a job cover letter last weekend, I said sure, piece of cake. I write and edit for a living. How difficult could it be to ...

Still, 89% of recruiters expect job candidates to submit them, according to Zety's 2025 Future of Work Report, which surveyed ...

Everything in your cover letter should be echoed by something in your résumé, but not everything in your résumé needs to be mentioned in your cover letter. And if you are wondering why you can’t just ...

The cover letter is where you have to explain your central argument or discovery (in a discipline-appropriate way, of course) and how you came to it — that is, your methods, research design ...

Next, explain those skills in your cover letter. One effective way to do this is to include a sentence like, “As a candidate, here’s what I bring to the table:” after your introduction.

Consulting firms still place a high value on cover letters to showcase skills not on a resume. Heather Kristan, head of talent at Altman Solon, looks for specificity and interpersonal skills ...