I'm in the process of a late-in-life career change. Currently upskilling in the new area through retraining. A job has come up that l want to apply for. The job ad says to apply with a CV, but no mention of a cover letter. Should I send a cover letter anyway? If not, how do I convey just in my CV why I'm career changing (it's quite a big change) and how I'm suitable for the job? Because my CV doesn't necessarily speak for itself, given that all my experience is in a different sector...
These probably seem like stupid questions, but I'm coming from many years in a sector that has a very different hiring process that requires a somewhat unique style of CV, that I need to adapt to make work for the area I'm moving into. So I want to make sure I'm not ruling myself out of the running by looking like an idiot or falling at (or before) the first hurdle.