How to Write a Cover Letter
“Cover letters are soooo old-fashioned, don’t you think? Show us who you are with a cover letter VIDEO! You will be able to upload one when applying for a position.
Joseph Michelli • The Zappos Experience: 5 Principles to Inspire, Engage, and WOW
Two, he described the setting, creating a picture, a moment in time. “To achieve a bond of intimacy and immediacy in your letters,” Halbert said, “describe where you are and what you are doing as you are writing the letter.”
Eddie Shleyner • Very Good Copy: 207 Micro-Lessons on Thinking and Writing Like a Copywriter
Text allows for the ultimate kind of selectivity: your constraint is not the sounds and sights of your actual life, but the depth of your imagination. When you share about your life over personal essays, you can hide your facial expressions and body language, your tone of voice. You can project decisiveness, self-assurance, and whatever else you wo... See more
Kasra • The parasocial friends you'll never meet
I don't think voice is your choice of words. It's your unfiltered self reflected on paper.
In early drafts, I like to discard my reflex to self-censor. Talk vulnerably like you do with friends. In later drafts, you can remove sensitive details.
Until then, it's a confession.
In early drafts, I like to discard my reflex to self-censor. Talk vulnerably like you do with friends. In later drafts, you can remove sensitive details.
Until then, it's a confession.