What goes in additional information?
The additional information box is the leftover field. Sometimes a cover letter goes there. Sometimes it is for a fact no other question covered. Readers use it when the form still leaves a real question. They skip it when it is a second resume.
What the employer is checking
They are checking whether you noticed what was already asked. A pasted resume suggests you did not. A letter that could go to any employer suggests you did not read this one. If they asked for a cover letter here, they want a reason and one proof point, not a new biography.
How to answer honestly
If they asked for a cover letter, write a short one: why this role, then one example already on your resume. If they did not, use the box only for a fact the form missed, such as a name you publish under, a real shift limit, or a link that had no field. Leave it blank when you have nothing new. Blank is better than filler.
A short example
These are shapes, not answers from a real applicant. Use the stronger one only where every detail is true for you.
Good. You asked for a letter in this box. I want the evening coverage the posting describes. In my current role I already close the site and leave a written note for the next shift, which is the overlap I can offer.
Bad. Please see my resume, pasted again below. I am a hard worker and a fast learner, and I would be grateful for any role at any company.
Pitfalls
- Pasting the resume, or a letter you wrote for a different role and did not change.
- A new tool, title, or result that the resume does not already support.
- Arguing with a requirement you do not meet.
How ApplyASAP answers it
When a job asks for a cover letter, ApplyASAP writes one from your real resume: your strongest true story, and never an event you did not live. If a generic extra box has nothing new from you, it does not stuff the box to look complete.
ApplyASAP drafts answers from your real resume and never invents experience. It does not change your employers, dates, degrees, or titles, and it does not invent a number, a certification, or a person you managed.
Guides that support this answer
Cover letters are where the longer proof for this answer lives. The roles below are close to that proof. Reading a posting, tailoring, and follow-up live in the job search guides.
Questions
- Should I write a letter when the field says optional?
- Write one when you can say something the resume does not, such as why this team. Skip it when you would only repeat bullets. The cover letter guides on this site go further, by job.
- Can I repeat salary or sponsorship here?
- Do not, unless an earlier field could not hold the truth. Repeating yourself looks like you did not trust your first answer.