Is it necessary for job seekers to attach a cover letter? What do big companies think of cover letters?

HP: You don't need to attach a cover letter. The director of human resources in China of Hewlett-Packard Co., Ltd. said that there was no need to attach a cover letter. I don't know what this means. We have also seen some cover letters, which contain some brave words, some very romantic words or expressions of determination, such as "Give me a fulcrum and I will pry up the earth", "Share weal and woe" and "Give me a chance and I will give you a surprise". I think the applicant should prescribe the right medicine. If you go to an advertising company, it may be helpful if you are more creative and have gorgeous words. Besides, we are engaged in engineering here, so there is no need to engage in these things. Fujitsu: It doesn't matter if you have a cover letter. Fujitsu thinks it doesn't matter if you don't attach a cover letter. Because Fujitsu sees that the qualifications of the candidates do not meet the job requirements, it doesn't matter whether the candidates are willing to write or not, but the company won't affect the judgment of the candidates because there is no cover letter. L 'Oreal: A cover letter is of little use. The HR director of L 'Oré al China said that the cover letter was of little use. The human resources department has to deal with a large number of resumes, and our screening criteria are based on facts, such as whether the candidate's education, work background and professional level meet the job requirements, and we will not pay attention to the candidate's language wording. IBM: If it's not well written, it's better not to write. The recruitment manager of IBM (China) Co., Ltd. in Greater China said that if the cover letter is well written and really catches the eye, it can be attached. If you don't write well, you might as well not write. Generally, a cover letter will briefly introduce your own characteristics and the position you want to apply for, and there will be some greetings and the like. In the past, it was very common in the world to use short words in front of resumes to attract the attention of recruiters. However, in recent years, I have seen that the resumes of American campuses are not enclosed. It's usually just an email, then write a few words and attach a resume, that's all. Microsoft: Microsoft does not emphasize attaching a cover letter. It depends on how the applicant introduces himself in the cover letter. If you want to attach a cover letter, you must clearly explain your own characteristics, list your own advantages, and make the examiner or interviewer excited. If a job seeker writes a cover letter in general, it is easy to be turned over and read the resume directly, which will not really play a role. Lily: A cover letter is meaningless. Lilly's human resources director said, personally, I don't think the cover letter makes much sense. For the company, the best tool to understand the applicant is the resume, and it is enough if it can fully reflect the key information of the applicant. The human resources department receives a large number of job resumes every day, which makes it impossible for staff to spend a long time. After reading the candidates' resumes, they also carefully read the cover letter with no more new content. We will have our own screening skills and make comprehensive judgments based on the main information on our resumes. In the current application letter, many people like to swear, such as "Give me a sky, what will I do", but in fact, such rhetoric can't bring any effective information to the recruiter, and the company won't care about such a goal and won't be moved by it. Siemens: It is necessary to write a bad cover letter. If you just write a little, or the same, you copy me and I copy you, or the kind downloaded online, it is of little reference value.