The ridiculousness of this student's cover letter is awesome. While it is funny to laugh at and think how absurd his rationale behind putting some of the things he wrote in it, it is also rather bothersome to think that some people would find this sort of thing acceptable. Looking at employers as consumers of employees and interns, it is quite entertaining though that not only did the original firm find this particular candidate's letter humorous, but they also forwarded it along to several other firms to partake in the laughter. It's almost another example of video advertisements that go viral, but do not actually benefit the firm behind it (think Old Spice). While this student's name and cover letter went "viral," it definitely did not do so in a manner to benefit him.
Below is the article and student's cover letter:
I'm Kind of a Big Deal
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