Correction

Correction: How to Write a Cover Letter That Gets Interviews in 2026

Corrected by Selen Ikbal Uslu · Content Quality Analyst and English Language Specialist

Selen Ikbal Uslu found something wrong, outdated, or unsupported on this page and proposed a fix. The publisher accepted the correction.

Role
Correction
Publisher
Evolang
Status
Accepted
Date
19 July 2026

The exact change

Before

A 2023 CareerBuilder analysis of 47,000 cover letters screened by recruiters flagged five opener patterns that correlated with rejection at the resume stage. [...] A 2023 ResumeLab survey of 625 hiring managers found that 83 percent still read cover letters when the role is competitive, and 74 percent say a strong cover letter can rescue a borderline resume. [...] Dineen, B. R., Yu, K. Y. T., & Stevenson-Street, J. (2023). Recruitment in personnel psychology and beyond: Where we've been working, and where we might work next. Personnel Psychology, 76(2), 447-484.

After

Recruiters and hiring coaches commonly flag several opener patterns that correlate with quick rejection at the resume-screening stage. [...] A 2023 Resume Genius survey of 625 U.S. hiring managers found that 83 percent read the majority of cover letters they receive, and many hiring managers say a strong cover letter can help a borderline resume. [...] Dineen, B. R., Yu, K. Y. T., & Stevenson-Street, J. (2023). Recruitment in personnel psychology and beyond: Where we've been working, and where we might work next. Personnel Psychology, 76, 617-650.

Why this is better

Fabricated citation: no evidence of a 'CareerBuilder analysis of 47,000 cover letters' exists. Extensive web search found no CareerBuilder study analyzing 47,000 cover letters or the specific opener-p; Misattributed and altered survey: the real 2023 survey of 625 hiring managers finding an 83% figure on cover letters was conducted by Resume Genius, not 'ResumeLab,' and the real finding was that 83% ; Citation error: the real Dineen, Yu & Stevenson-Street (2023) paper in Personnel Psychology appears in volume 76 at pages 617-650 (part of the journal's 75th-anniversary issue), not issue 2, pages 447

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