Comments on: 3 Reasons Why Your Investment Banking Cover Letter is Making You Look Like a Fool and What to Do About It

By: M&I

M&I — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:30:00 +0000

Yes. Never spend a lot of time on cover letters, just do the bare minimum.

By: Daanish

Daanish — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:24:23 +0000

Would you say the same thing applies to investment management firms as well?

By: M&I

M&I — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:27:24 +0000

You can mention those points, but keep it brief (no more than a sentence or two). Large banks ignore cover letters, and even smaller places barely read them – cover letters have the lowest impact of anything on recruiting.