Risk/downside of mentioning a start date in the cover letter that is too early

Hey there,

This will not have any impact on the hiring decision. Feel free to leave it on or remove it.

All the best

Cheers,

Florian

You're overthinking this. This has no impact on any recruiting decisions. Recruiters are too smart to miss a great candidate just because they wrote a starting date that is too early in their CL.

During COVID many firms imposed hiring freezes. I've heard from many candidates that they just got told by firms that the earliest starting date the firm has available is X.

You’ll never be rejected because of the „too early starting date“. If they are not able to hire you from the date you selected, but you are a great candidate, they will definitely offer you a more suitable one.

Hi there,

I'm actually just confused as to why you're even including a start date? Just remove it! Say "I'm interested in xx position" and leave it at that!

No impact what so ever. They will give you an appropriate start date anyway should you make it through the process.