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.