Do you still need a cover letter in 2026?
Usually no. How to read the application form in fifteen seconds, what each ATS does with the file, and three cases where a letter still changes the outcome.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 minCareers Editor
Jordan Reyes
Jordan writes the resume, cover letter and interview guides — the parts of the search that happen before anyone presses Apply. Every example comes from a real job title.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
Data analyst interview questions that actually get asked in 2026
The four rounds a data analyst interview is really made of, what each one grades, and the answers that get past a SQL screen into an offer.
Jordan Reyes · · 8 min
Career change cover letter, line by line, with a 2026 example
A career change cover letter has one job: name the overlap. Here is a teacher-to-instructional-designer letter, taken apart line by line.
Jordan Reyes · · 9 min
What an ATS-friendly resume actually means in 2026
An ATS-friendly resume is one a parser can read. Here are the fields it pulls out, the formatting choices that break it, and what to change today.
Jordan Reyes · · 6 minThe best of the blog, once a week
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