Writing A Cover Letter

“Here’s a sentence to show off my personality”

Jon Savitt
The Haven
2 min readJan 27, 2020

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(image: Papelería Comercial)

Not Quite Sure
What Goes Up Here
The Date?
My Name?

Hello,

I have no idea how to start this out. Seriously, these are miserable. I almost didn’t apply for this position because I had to write this. I copy/pasted most of it and then just retroactively changed a few words.E Does anybody even read these? There’s probably a typo I missed in this sentnce. OK I think this is a good length for the intro paragraph.

Alright, now I’ll talk a little bit about my unique experience. Obviously I’m exaggerating a bit, though. Please don’t call my references. They’re busy people. Wow this is really like pulling teeth. Speaking of, do dentists have to write cover letters? Maybe I should become a dentist.

Now that you know why I’m qualified for this job, it’s time to show off my incredible personality. I’m really, really great. Here’s a sentence showing how funny I am. You probably won’t laugh. Maybe I’ll even throw in a brief personal story tying everything together. IDK. How long does it take to become a dentist?

P.S. I know the application said “5+ years of experience” but I just don’t care anymore.

Fuckkkkk thisssssss. Okay, time to wrap it up. There’s no chance you’re still reading this so let me just say in 2nd grade I accidentally broke my teacher’s brand new camera then blamed it on another student. Wow it feels good to finally admit that.

Generic conclusion sentence restating my interest. Here’s my contact information. Please don’t look me up on Twitter. Talk to you never, probably!

Thanks!
A person who currently resents you

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Jon Savitt
The Haven

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