Conjuring up a fresh, eye-catching, perfectly phrased cover letter feels like an exercise in futility after your fourth—or fourteenth—application sent to the void. Mired in a job hunt, all you really want to say is, “Hire me, please!”
Stop throwing your time, energy, and insincerities into the job market black hole, and write a “pain letter” instead, says Liz Ryan, former Fortune 500 human resources senior vice president. Hit your target employer where it hurts—their biggest problem areas—and don’t wait around for an open position to do it.
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