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Kid Sends Blunt Cover Letter and Now People are Trying to Hire Him

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Re: Kid Sends Blunt Cover Letter and Now People are Trying to Hire Him

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Post by natrius »

run4yourlives wrote: post #9

Wait a second... this guy sent a letter to a firm looking for employment and had it along with his personal details paraded around - what looks to be - the industry? How is that not a serious violation of privacy? I'm pretty sure this would violate even the most basic privacy statement. I highly doubt they asked the submitter if they would enjoy being emailed to the industry. In Canada or the EU you'd be violating Go…

There's no privacy statement involved. It's an email. Emails get forwarded. It's polite to ask first.

Re: Kid Sends Blunt Cover Letter and Now People are Trying to Hire Him

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Post by cometc »

rm999 wrote: post #3

>I wouldn't be surprised if this guy gets at least a call from every bank out there I think that's funny. My brother works in finance, and I work in engineering. We both interview candidates and we were discussing our approaches recently. What struck us is how different our approaches are. A few key differences: * In general, his approach is based more on intuition, whereas mine is very objective. We both spend a lot…

What kind of extracurriculars would you actually count against someone?

Re: Kid Sends Blunt Cover Letter and Now People are Trying to Hire Him

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Post by Ecio78 »

guylhem wrote: post #5

Honnesty pays. What else to say - this kids has more than most people.

i'll play the devil's advocate role, not that I really believe what i'll write: unfortunately we don't rellay know if he's really honest, or just playing a role..

* what if he hasn't really met the recipient of the mail? (it could be just a way to connect with him, maybe he meets so many kids, he wont remember me)

* what if he hasnt really interned for ML? (will somebody check?)

* are we sure he's really waiting for admission to MSc in Accountancy?

etc..

Re: Kid Sends Blunt Cover Letter and Now People are Trying to Hire Him

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Post by OGinparadise »

His odds were close to zero with a "me too" resume, so he risked it all. A lot of Wall Street companies want Ivy League caliber and a GPA of 3.5+ as a starting point--or to have your case considered.

Now I'd say, his resume will be read and he will be judged on his merits.

Re: Kid Sends Blunt Cover Letter and Now People are Trying to Hire Him

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Post by Retric »

natrius wrote: post #21
run4yourlives wrote: post #9

Wait a second... this guy sent a letter to a firm looking for employment and had it along with his personal details paraded around - what looks to be - the industry? How is that not a serious violation of privacy? I'm pretty sure this would violate even the most basic privacy statement. I highly doubt they asked the submitter if they would enjoy being emailed to the industry. In Canada or the EU you'd be violating Go…

There's no privacy statement involved. It's an email. Emails get forwarded. It's polite to ask first.

Forwarding emails is a copyright violation.

Re: Kid Sends Blunt Cover Letter and Now People are Trying to Hire Him

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Post by peterjmag »

After reading the responses, I'm really glad I'm not in finance. "Hilarious but bold"? "Best cover letter I've ever received"? It's good, but it's not exactly groundbreaking.

For tech startups, I feel like this kind of thing is almost required if you want to get anywhere. If I'm reading cover letters, I want to see some personality, and yes, I want you to be honest. Have some fun with it, even. Is that really such a novel concept? Or is my perspective just skewed by the startup world?

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