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> As a last resort, the employer might require the candidate to write the cover letter in person in the assessment centre with no access to the internet.

Assuming you're not joking, that's just silly. Unless a candidate is desperate, why would they ever accept a "requirement" like that?

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You know some companies in Japan still require you to write your resume by hand?

> There’s an unspoken rule that a rirekishou must be handwritten by hand with black or blue ink, with no use of correction tape. If any mistakes are made, the form must be re-written again.

If rather do this then the bs leetcode grind.

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