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Turdacious
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by Turdacious Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:38 pm
Sometimes we get forwarded applications 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.
Read more:
http://www.businessinsider.com/student- ... z2IBW7XBd6
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by baffled Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:58 pm
Incredible.
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by The Ginger Beard Man Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:19 am
Just forwarded this to my ex's 16 year old.
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by Batboy2/75 Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:00 am
Just what we need, another investment banker. Maybe if that doesn't pan out he can go into politics.
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by Protobuilder Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:36 am
Fantastic - he will find a job quickly.
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by The Ginger Beard Man Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:47 am
Blaidd Drwg wrote: Disengage from the outcome and do work.
Jezzy Bell wrote: Use a fucking barbell, pansy.
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by Kenny X Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:30 pm
He boasts that he has no "genius eccentricities" and yet it seems as though he's adept at playing football, baseball
and basketball
all at the same time!
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by syaigh Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:32 pm
Its remarkable how overwhelmed the Wall Street guys were by "honesty". Well, actually not remarkable at all.
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by Protobuilder Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:14 pm
WildGorillaMan wrote: Enthusiasm combined with no skill whatsoever can sometimes carry the day.
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