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What Clare Devlin describes is a luxury problem. Because many companies, especially small companies, are happy if they even receive an application for job advertisements. “In times of a shortage of skilled workers, you have to make it as easy as possible for applicants,” emphasizes Stephan Weinert, Professor of International Human Resources Management at the Ludwigshafen University of Economics and Society. The numbers prove him right: In a survey by the job search engine Joblift last year, a third of the 1050 participants said they would apply more often if no cover letter was required. 37 percent admitted that it was difficult for them to write such a letter.