Aggressive PE Cover letter

Hey guys,

I thinking of sending this cover letter to multiple boutique PE firms to try and get an internship this summer. Let me know what you guys think.

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i would stop reading after the first sentence - in fact i did.

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Dude, tone it down. A lot. You seem to have decent experience, but this is most definitely not the way to go about displaying it.

And no, you cannot help the fund raise funds - you clearly do not have a clue about fundraising. And why would you? You have no experience. And no, you cannot hit the ground running because you read a few posts on WSO. What you need to show is a willingness to learn and that you are a pleasant person to have hanging around for a summer. Your cover letter conveys basically the exact opposite, that you're an arrogant know-it-all who's gonna annoy the shit out of everyone all summer due to your crappy attitude.

 

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