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I wrote a script to apply to any job with a specific keyword, and forgot to set a location. After hundreds of applications put in, I only received about 15 legitimate replies.

Half of those who replied asked for a follow up with a cover letter. The rest were not remote based work and were incompatible. This leads me to believe that most jobs won’t even consider you if you don’t submit a cover letter. If they can put out a general “Thanks for applying!” without a custom brown nosing love letter, why shouldn’t I be able to submit my resume? You can see my qualifications. I don’t care about working enough to beg for you to look at them. Maybe the industry is competitive but I am not. I am just trying to make money like a regular person with my skills. I have never, ever held a “real” job for more than a year and have worked for myself in various capacities my whole life. I just need something to do for work because I’m not getting insurance anymore and…


Half of those who replied asked for a follow up with a cover letter. The rest were not remote based work and were incompatible.

This leads me to believe that most jobs won’t even consider you if you don’t submit a cover letter. If they can put out a general “Thanks for applying!” without a custom brown nosing love letter, why shouldn’t I be able to submit my resume?

You can see my qualifications. I don’t care about working enough to beg for you to look at them. Maybe the industry is competitive but I am not. I am just trying to make money like a regular person with my skills.

I have never, ever held a “real” job for more than a year and have worked for myself in various capacities my whole life. I just need something to do for work because I’m not getting insurance anymore and my savings are dwindling.

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