Often I have served on more than one search committee at a particular job and we see the same candidate apply for every job we post whether it is a staff position, librarian, etc. What this tells us is that the person is desperate for any job but not necessarily focused on our specific job and whether or not they are qualified. Though it can be tempting, especially if you are looking only in one geographic area, to apply for everything unless you make a strong case in each cover letter for that specific job it might work against you.

For strong cover letter suggestions look at Open Cover Letters and read my interview with the founder of Open Cover Letters here!