I rarely send unsolicited letters of recommendation. I bring them with me to the in-person interview.

If it's a really stellar job, I might bundle my cover letter, resume, and most recent letter of recommendation into one PDF and send it all at once, though.

I never send references until they ask for them.

Trace

"I can has grammar for cover letter?" Ouch.

I have two letters sitting in a file at home, both written more than fifteen years ago. For my most recent two company changes, I was asked for three references and gave names, cell phone/office numbers and email, not even physical addresses.

Back in the day (when dinosaurs trod the earth) L of R were required for college applications, scholarship applications, and a couple of AP classes, but once out of academia? No, not so much.

I don't send the letter of recommendation unless the job application specifically asks for it. I usually just list 4 references on my resume - jobs won't usually call them until they're pretty sure that they're going to offer you the position.

This may be different in other countries, but that's what I found when applying for jobs.

Actually, "Floating General Manager" sounds like something monstrous. Imagine you've been working for hours on a project, and switch over to the browser for a quick break, unfortunately failing to hear the soft rustle of corduroy beyond your cubicle. You realize your mistake in the instant that the callid hand comes to rest on your shoulder and the sepulchral voice says, "I'm disappointed in you, Jacob."

I really hope those cover letters are jokes. :(