Which statement about using a handwritten cover letter is true? a. a handwritten cover letter shows the employer that you are friendly. b. a handwritten cover letter is unprofessional and should be avoided. c. a handwritten cover letter adds a lovely personal touch that will impress an employer. d. a handwritten cover letter is not acceptable, but a font that mimics handwriting is fine.

Unless the company you are applying for specifically asked for it, you should never send a handwritten cover letter because it is unprofessional.

Even though it is passable on rare cases (when you completely lack the resources and you make sure you make the company know about it), preparing a cover letter in your own handwriting does very little to impress the hiring managers as much as they get so much trouble trying to read and decipher your penmanship.

For formal papers, it is always a rule of thumb to have a typewritten letter with legible fonts. That way it would be decent and it would also make it easier to read your letter.

ANSWER: B. A handwritten cover letter is unprofessional and should be avoided.

A cover letter is attached to one's resume as a form of introduction to one's application. In this case, together with the applicant's resume, b. A handwritten cover letter is unprofessional and should be avoided. This is to keep formality's sake.