AUGH AUGH

[thez]

I am having trouble making my cover letter different from my resume.

I THINK I GOT IT NOW. I'M NOT SURE.

I found a job opening at the observatory on campus for astronomy undergrads. How perfect is that? I NEED THIS JOB.

I'm going to sleep now and finish this thing tomorrow. Hopefully there will be less screaming.

AUGH AUGH IF I DO NOT GET THIS JOB I WILL KILL A KITTEN.

Comments

WOO-HOO!

[rotsman.livejournal.com]

WIN AT INTERN...

...wait. You did mean this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:God-kills-kitten.jpg), right? It's hard to tell, what with your opposing-yet-equally-powerful loves of both internet cliches and workplace homicide... ^_^;

[thez.livejournal.com]

Actually I was thinking of the Stephen Lynch song "Kill a Kitten", though the internet meme did pop into my head.

I'm a complicated woman!

[night1791.livejournal.com]

I'd say make the cover letter about the future. Tell them why you want the job, and how you'll make good use of the training opportunity. And then the resume is about the past and how you've already proven yourself.

[thez.livejournal.com]

That was some very concise and useful advice there, Megan.

[night1791.livejournal.com]

Yay! I'm helping! I'm helping!

...Please know what that's from :)

[thez.livejournal.com]

... BLANK.

Maybe if I HEARD you say it instead of just seeing the words, I'd recognize it?

[night1791.livejournal.com]

Hehe...yeah, that would make sense...It's from Sealab 2021. "Bizarro, I love you"..."I'm helping, I'm helping!"... I dunno...It's David's fault. :)

[shinikius.livejournal.com]

Cover letters are tricky beasts for certain.

Hopefully you get it. For the kitten's sake.

[thez.livejournal.com]

If there are any kittens that are really pissing you off, have them on hand just in case!

[jesuitfluff.livejournal.com]

I WILL PROTECT ALL KITTENS BY ROOTING FOR YOU TO GET THIS JOB. <3 <3 <3

[thez.livejournal.com]

THAT IS REALLY THE SMARTEST THING YOU CAN DO MEEJ. YOU ARE A VALUED MEMBER OF THE Z ARMY. (IT'S LIKE THE KISS ARMY, BUT FOR ME AND NOT THE BAND KISS.)

[sakibombshell.livejournal.com]

Damn, that's a cool job, I hope you get it.

I think the best thing to do with a cover letter is to keep it short and sweet. Say in a few sentences who you are, why you want the job, why you're perfect, etc. AND if you do it tastefully and professionally, humor is definitely an option, 'cause you can show them you're someone who can keep the masses entertained.

I like kittens, but to be honest, some of them look pretty expendable.

[thez.livejournal.com]

Only a few sentences to describe my perfection? You ask too much of me!

See, that is my example of humor they might not appreciate. I just need to get past the paper phase and into the person-to-person phase. I rock that phase.

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

*chucks kittens in the general southern direction*

and by that i mean GOOD LUCKZ

[thez.livejournal.com]

Is that "good luck Z" or "good luck" with a plural Z instead of S FOR UNIQUENESS???

I KNOW HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE, MIDGET. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PROVE IT!

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

PLURALZ MAN

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

LOLZ

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

WHAT'Z THE HAPZ

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

sorry i had a red bull about an hour ago...yep

[thez.livejournal.com]

LIEZ

(DO YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE??)

[sparklyoctopus.livejournal.com]

I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!