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The worst cover letter ever

Yesterday I received another one. Such a cover letter (sent via email by the way) that I had to share with a few people. Unfortunately not because of the brilliant twist of it, but because of the opposite.

To begin with, it was light blue in color. So light blue that I could hardly read it. Anyway. Nitpicker. But still, an official letter should be written in black or dark blue. Period.

Then the salutation. Dear May-Britt Mobach. You either do ‘Dear May-Britt’ or you choose ‘Mrs. Mobach’. Nitpicker, but still.

It went further. This person really wanted to work at ‘Amazyne.com’. Sorry, but we are called Amayzine.com and not Amazyne. Now you might think that a typo can happen to the best of us. It does. But he did it consistently. And every sentence started with ‘I’. And why Amazyne would be so good for that person. I think it's great to hear of course and if someone comes here for an internship I hope that person has an out-of-this-world experience here, but isn't it the case in a job application that you mainly tell what you have to offer the company?

”Leading? You're still in school.”

Fortunately, this person did have something to offer. I quote a sentence: ‘Moreover, I excel in all aspects of teamwork, customer contacts, management and leadership, presenting, planning, organizing and social media.’ Leading? You're still in school.

And due to his flexible attitude, he would ‘be very useful at Amayzine.com.’

The kicker came when the hobbies were revealed. ‘I am very disinterested in fashion, beauty, and lifestyle...’

I really hope that the writer of this letter finds a good internship. He still has a lot to learn...

Maybe some valuable pieces for learning.

 
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