Career Tips: Nowadays, many companies do not expect a cover letter from candidates. That is why professionals also do not pay much attention to it and submit their resumes in the interview without it.

While all of these can be considered a cover letter, each one would be tailored to its specific ... relevant qualifications and accomplishments and persuade them to read your resume, and then to ...

Toni Thompson is the head of HR at the Muse. She's read hundreds of résumés and cover letters. Here she talks about common mistakes she keeps seeing. The following is a transcript of the video.