A cover letter should be short but give specific information that hiring manager may not
necessarily see in your resume.
Not exact matches
What
necessarily needs to be
in your
resume can be
seen in approved
resume examples.
Many larger companies are relying on applicant tracking system (ATS) software to help narrow down the selection of candidates for review, so a
resume including graphics and tables won't
necessarily be
seen and may complicate matters
in terms of the software reading your
resume's content.
In addition, many jobs I have
seen listed on
resumes includes wording that either came from job descriptions or have been written like standard wording from these types of descriptions, and that doesn't
necessarily explain the skills the candidate has and may contain jargon that is not easily understood by everyone reading it.