Lynda ArtesaniLegal Accountant and Data Migration Specialist at The Proper Trust

The Power of a Wow Worthy Cover Letter #hiring #coverletter #legalaccounting

22 Aug 2025 · 0 min

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In this segment of the video, the speaker explains how a concise, attention‑grabbing "COVID letter"—a brief 1‑2 paragraph cover note—served as an effective first‑screening tool for job applicants. Candidates who failed to make an immediate impact were eliminated, reducing the pool to roughly 100 prospects. The speaker then describes a collaborative filtering process with colleagues Nicole and Sarah, who further prioritized candidates by applying a focused, KPI‑style evaluation, emphasizing that hiring decisions should concentrate on a few critical metrics rather than an overwhelming list. This approach illustrates a practical, data‑driven method for quickly identifying high‑potential candidates.

But the COVID letter to me got rid of a lot of them because that was a little 1 or 2 paragraph moment that you got to wow me. And if you didn't wow me, you were gone. And that narrowed it down to like 100. And then Nicole and I and Sarah kind of like, you know, really leaned in and got it filtered down and put it in order who we actually want to talk to. Because you— it's just like KPIs. You don't need to look at 50 KPIs in your file. You just only need to look at a few. Oh, good point. Yeah. Yeah, where you're going, right? So I think— So true. Yeah. The hardest part