Kid sends blunt, direct cover letter for internship, Gets tons of offers.

[ovi8]

nice but it's really just an internship - why not take a chance on him from an employer's perspective...

[nicet4]

Originally Posted by D. Scott

This is an interesting one. Sometimes guts is all it takes at the right time , And it's more surprising given the conservative nature of the financial world in regard to workers and an office environment itself (Nothing to do with the recession or related topic) There have been other out-of-the-box gimmicks used by people that have worked in the past too.

he even used the word "Crap" which was misspelled to boot!

Kid Sends Perfectly Blunt Cover Letter for Wall Street Internship, and Now Tons of People Are Trying to Hire Him - Yahoo! Finance

Very good, refreshing to say the least.