Maybe the Americans do covering letters differently. I was always told it should just expand on the relevant experience in from your CV. Like you say, answering how you meet the skills they’re looking for.
Essentially, yes. Except that’s also what the interview is for, no one wants to work on a creative writing assignment just to be able to talk to a person who will then ask all of the exact same questions.
Maybe the Americans do covering letters differently. I was always told it should just expand on the relevant experience in from your CV. Like you say, answering how you meet the skills they’re looking for.
As an American, this is exactly how I was trained to write a cover letter.
Essentially, yes. Except that’s also what the interview is for, no one wants to work on a creative writing assignment just to be able to talk to a person who will then ask all of the exact same questions.