Maybe hiring managers or recruiters will not read the cover letter — but maybe they will look for it and be annoyed if it does not exist.
Not exact matches
According to workplacelit4adults.wordpress.com a
recruiter or hiring manager only gives most résumés an initial 10 - 30 second glance and then sorts it into 1 of 3 piles: Keeper,
Maybe, Trash.
You might, in fact, create two resumes: one traditional resume suited for applicant tracking systems and a first look by
recruiters and
hiring managers; the other «creative» resume to hand out during your interview,
or maybe a creative online resume that links to your traditional paper resume.
The answer to your first question is that
recruiters and
hiring managers may
or may not read a cover letter
or email — so «
maybe.»