EPIC cover letter.
This was just posted on BI. Apparently it's already flying around the street and people are actually giving the kid a shot. It would definitely be quite the inspirational story if he can leverage FT IBD at some point in the future from this...
Sometimes we get forwarded applications for for summer internships on Wall Street that are extremely embarrassing because the applicant is totally full of themselves or completely clueless.
What happens is the letters go viral and the Street passes them around in long email chains blasting the applicant. They're always funny, but a little bit sad.
That's exactly what we thought was going to happen today when we received this one in our inbox. It turns that the cover letter originally sent to a boutique investment bank is exactly the opposite.
The cover letter below is unapologetically honest and people on Wall Street are calling it one of the best letters they have seen. Everyone on the thread agrees the letter shows energy and pluck and honestly.






I hope he gets it just for
I hope he gets it just for his humility
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Pretty awesome.
Pretty awesome.
"Social cohesion and puritanical morality place roughly on my list of concerns between whether I'll pick up jock itch at the gym this week (not likely, since I don't go the gym) and whether it'll rain in Christchurch, New Zealand next Tuesday."
-Eddie
How its done.
How its done.
saw this yesterday. moving
saw this yesterday. moving on.
Honestly, I read it and I'm
Honestly, I read it and I'm not sure how I fully feel about it yet.
It seems kinda bullshit that just because he acted like a little bitch instead of a cocky kid hes looked at more highly by the person. Maybe I'm crazy though.
Frank Sinatra - "Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy."
yeahright: Honestly, I read
Honestly, I read it and I'm not sure how I fully feel about it yet.
It seems kinda bullshit that just because he acted like a little bitch instead of a cocky kid hes looked at more highly by the person. Maybe I'm crazy though.
More like he's not like the other 2389723875 emails these guys are going to get that are all the same. This kid took the down to earth, honest approach that will probably pay off.
Blunt? Absolutely
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This might work for one
This might work for one person one time, but talking about how you aren't qualified for the job usually isn't the best move.
The kid obviously has some
The kid obviously has some moxy; I have to say though, my favorite part is that the only word he spelled incorrectly was "crap". Additionally, that he used the word "crap"...
"Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for your own destruction. When money ceases to become the means by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of other men. Blood, whips and guns or dollars."
Agreed that this prolly works
Agreed that this prolly works for this one time only. But you have to admit when you have a gazillion CLs that look and sound like they're written from the same person, the kid that is honest at their own expense stands out. I'd say he's worth at least an interview. It's not like everyone's giving him a job, but an interview is very fair I think
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Am I the only one who didn't
Am I the only one who didn't think that was epic at all? Like "holy shit guys, this kid wrote a cover letter talking like two humans would amongst themselves. He even..... CURSED!!!!"
Literally the only thing that stood out to me and differed from a CL I'd write, was how long it was. I'd say one in a million better refers to the odds of people be willing to read that than a candidate willing to say "I'm not special". No shit you're not special, thanks for clearing that up.
I can only imagine the level of douchiness you guys receive in CLs for this one to be noteworthy.
THIS is the kind of stuff
THIS is the kind of stuff that people look for in a candidate. Not the ones who say that have an insatiable desire to build glorious models for world renowned banks since they were 2 years old.
"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.
So now everyone is going to
So now everyone is going to talk about their weaknesses and insecurities in their cover letters huh?
FrankD'anconia: He even.....
He even..... CURSED!!!!"
"I fucking like this guy, call him up"
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