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Halloween is coming up, so let's talk about something really scary–cover letters! There are many opinions about this dread-inducing part of applying for jobs. Some say that the cover letter is dead. Others declare that a great cover letter made the difference in their hiring decisions. To clear the cobwebs, I contacted Emily at "Hiring Librarians" to learn what the hiring officers she's interviewed had to say. They shared that cover letters are still a good idea, although 12.6% are not allowed to ask for or even want the letters<https://hiringlibrarians.com/2022/08/06/stats-and-graphs-how-many-pages-should-a-resume-cv-cover-letter-be/>. Emily and I agreed that knowing what an employer wants is key for job applicants. To do my part to help, I have added a new "Cover Letter Requirements" field to the job board. Employers can indicate if a cover letter is required, recommended, or not required for their listed position. I hope that this new update makes your job hunt a little less spooky this season. 👻 Erin New on the Job Board * Data Librarian<https://jobs.diglib.org/?p=4412>, University of Colorado Boulder Libraries * Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship Specialist - Public Scholarship<https://jobs.diglib.org/?p=4413>, Bucknell University * Tocker Open Education Librarian (Assistant Librarian)<https://jobs.diglib.org/?p=4414>, UT Austin Libraries * Digital Preservation Librarian<https://jobs.diglib.org/?p=4415>, Indiana University * Digital Services Librarian (Open Rank)<https://jobs.diglib.org/?p=4416>, University of Maryland Libraries * Digital Scholarship Librarian<https://jobs.diglib.org/?p=4418>, Tufts University * Research Data Librarian<https://jobs.diglib.org/?p=4419>, Tufts University Erin O’Donnell, MMC Outreach and Engagement Associate 🍅 Based in Basking Ridge, NJ Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Arlington, VA clir.org<http://clir.org/> | @clirnews<https://twitter.com/clirnews?lang=en> | jobs.diglib.org<https://jobs.diglib.org/> | sign-up for the job board digest<https://clir.informz.net/clir/pages/jdjb> ######################################################################## to manage your DLF-ANNOUNCE subscription, visit https://www.diglib.org/announce