Blunt letter for Wall Street Internship Successful!
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on 1/16/13 at 6:59pm
Well, I never would've thought...:
http://www.businessinsider.com/student-sends-great...





this is getting comical
this is getting comical
"Look, you're my best friend, so don't take this the wrong way. In twenty years, if you're still livin' here, comin' over to my house to watch the Patriots games, still workin' construction, I'll fuckin' kill you. That's not a threat, that's a fact.
That second paragraph..
That second paragraph..
Surprised Bess didn't put
Surprised Bess didn't put this up on Dealbreaker. I read the responses in the email, and some were great.
"FYI- for when you have to apply to you next job. Be as blunt as possible, state you have no qualities that will differentiate yourself and hang yourself out to dry. You will be swooped up."
"Are we looking for interns??"
"Looks like this guy could skip banking and go straight to PE."
"This thing is making rounds quick, GSG better call him before he gets snatched up."
"A man generally has two reasons for doing anything. One that sounds good, and the real one." - J.P. Morgan
250,000+ views and
250,000+ views and counting....this article is popular...
Saw this a few days ago - I
Saw this a few days ago - I emailed the dude to congratulate him. His bluntness is refreshing! He'll do well from this.
My bank buddy fwd that to me
My bank buddy fwd that to me earlier in the morning. Quite classic. And yes, it includes the kid's name and school.
High risk, high rewards.
High risk, high rewards. Definitely respect this guy's bold and honest approach.
It is absolutely ridiculous
It is absolutely ridiculous that people are crediting the author's bold approach when the most likely explanation is he simply has no idea how to write a professional e-mail. And while it's only tangentially related, I feel compelled to point out that the majority of Business Insider staffers are Epsilon-minus semi-morons.
lol this is interesting. Bet
lol this is interesting. Bet that guy would never thought getting so many calls
While I do respect the guy's
While I do respect the guy's boldness, I have to say he is more lucky than having a good cover letter. If this is what truly impresses the hiring managers, then expect 10E3 cover letters like this from all non-targets next year and you have no reason to reject any one of them because you are so impressed with the first one and think this is what a cover letter should look like.
I don't get the hype either, in his letter he assumes every other cover letter is sugar coated, which is pretty self-assertive to begin with.