bleakwood

Do cover letters really matter? I often put a lot of effort into them but I'm never sure if anyone ever looks at them especially these days where most big firms have their own career portals where you just upload your resumes. If they do matter, any tips on making them stick out?

Do you have any tips on negotiating salary? I always feel that the company has the upper hand in this area and they can simply choose to hire the other guy who's asking for less.

do recruiters ever have a preference of currently unemployed vs currently employed candidates?