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So I'm applying for a job in the publishing field (a field I have very little experience in) and plan on writing a witty, funny, though non-offensive cover letter. I don't really think that I have a chance getting the job but my friend insists that I apply - am I going to risk anything by having a little fun with the letter? OK, I won't curse or do anything crude. I'm just going to try to stress my willingness to learn and my good /genial attitude over my experience (or lack there of).. Good idea or bad idea?

UPDATE: Here's my intro.. I'm not mailing this out, just screwing around.

To Whom it May Concern,

The collective stars that make up our universe wept in unison one mournful December day. Samuel P. Sundaram Jr., the young and hard working manager who single handedly managed Deutsche Bank?s document processing department, was laid off from the job he worked tirelessly for. While the irony that he probably lost his job to one of his cousins now living in Indian sunk in, Samuel decided that his life needed a new direction.
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*ODD UPDATE*
So I was bored and spent the time writing this silly and absurd cover letter using the above intro. I was so indifferent that I posted the letter and my resume in a "jobs wanted" section of a classified site. So far two people loved it and I have an interview with a law firm and askjeeves 😉
 
Originally posted by: sm8000
Post a draft here.
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I haven't sat down to write it yet.. I'm still wondering if I should just write a plain Jane one or if I should have fun with it ... OK, I'll throw something together while you guys chime in with your thoughts.
 
thats the worse thing you should do honestly, it usually comes across as trying too hard especially in the creative field where everyone is trying to show how "creative" they are. when youre writing something like that, and anything else in the professional world its better to be upfront, direct, and to the point.
 
Originally posted by: ironcrotch
thats the worse thing you should do honestly, it usually comes across as trying too hard especially in the creative field where everyone is trying to show how "creative" they are. when youre writing something like that, and anything else in the professional world its better to be upfront, direct, and to the point.
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Very valid point... I'll start writing a professional cover letter right now.. Thanks!
 
OK, this is just me screwing around.. here's the intro:


To Whom it May Concern,

The collective stars that make up our universe wept in unison one mournful December day. Samuel P. Sundaram Jr., the young and hard working manager who single handedly ran Deutsche Bank?s document processing department, was laid off from the job he worked tirelessly for. While the irony that he probably lost his job to one of his cousins now living in Indian sunk in, Samuel decided that his life needed a new direction.
 
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, this is just me screwing around.. here's the intro:


To Whom it May Concern,

The collective stars that make up our universe wept in unison one mournful December day. Samuel P. Sundaram Jr., the young and hard working manager who single handedly ran Deutsche Bank?s document processing department, was laid off from the job he worked tirelessly for. While the irony that he probably lost his job to one of his cousins now living in Indian sunk in, Samuel decided that his life needed a new direction.
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Pretentious.
 
Originally posted by: brigden
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, this is just me screwing around.. here's the intro:


To Whom it May Concern,

The collective stars that make up our universe wept in unison one mournful December day. Samuel P. Sundaram Jr., the young and hard working manager who single handedly ran Deutsche Bank?s document processing department, was laid off from the job he worked tirelessly for. While the irony that he probably lost his job to one of his cousins now living in Indian sunk in, Samuel decided that his life needed a new direction.
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Pretentious.
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It's a joke!
 
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, this is just me screwing around.. here's the intro:


To Whom it May Concern,

The collective stars that make up our universe wept in unison one mournful December day. Samuel P. Sundaram Jr., the young and hard working manager who single handedly ran Deutsche Bank?s document processing department, was laid off from the job he worked tirelessly for. While the irony that he probably lost his job to one of his cousins now living in Indian sunk in, Samuel decided that his life needed a new direction.
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should be India.
 
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
Originally posted by: brigden
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, this is just me screwing around.. here's the intro:


To Whom it May Concern,

The collective stars that make up our universe wept in unison one mournful December day. Samuel P. Sundaram Jr., the young and hard working manager who single handedly ran Deutsche Bank?s document processing department, was laid off from the job he worked tirelessly for. While the irony that he probably lost his job to one of his cousins now living in Indian sunk in, Samuel decided that his life needed a new direction.
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Pretentious.
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It's a joke!
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You mean the letter or your life?
 
Cover letters with plenty of sexual inneundo are usually the most effective according to most human resource people...
 
Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, this is just me screwing around.. here's the intro:


To Whom it May Concern,

The collective stars that make up our universe wept in unison one mournful December day. Samuel P. Sundaram Jr., the young and hard working manager who single handedly ran Deutsche Bank?s document processing department, was laid off from the job he worked tirelessly for. While the irony that he probably lost his job to one of his cousins now living in Indian sunk in, Samuel decided that his life needed a new direction.
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nope!
 
That wasn't very witty, nor was it funny - overly wordy and boring. Stick to the basics, because it doesn't seem like you're gonna pull a rabbit out of a hat.
 
You're trying too hard. You have big words, fine...but it's stylistically lacking. For one thing, some parts are way too wordy--not always a good thing--not to mention a few minor grammatical mistakes.
 
*ODD UPDATE*
So I was bored and spent the time writing this silly and absurd cover letter using the above intro. I was so indifferent that I posted the letter and my resume in a "jobs wanted" section of a classified site. So far two people loved it and I have an interview with a law firm and askjeeves 😉
 
How did the rest of the letter go?

A guidence counsler from high school once read us a letter someone wrote for college admission, was something to the effect that the applicant had tried skydiving, raced cars, played 3 instruments, wrote a book, etc but had never gone to college and was interested in attending one. Apperently he got in based on his letter. Maybe BS, but it was pretty funny when he read it to us.

So congrats on being a creative and getting those interviews, now close the deal and get one of them jobs.

Good Luck
 
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