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cover letter

letter of introduction sent with a résumé when applying for a job
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cover letter

Summary

cover letter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (911 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cover letter is a type of letter[2].
  • cover letter is used for application for employment[3].

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Definition and Type

cover letter is a type of letter[2].

Use and Application

cover letter is used for application for employment[3].

Why It Matters

cover letter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (911 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → cover-letters
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: cover-letters, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289917715|cover letters (#289917715)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
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