10 terrible cover letters from across the internet

• March 14, 2014
• Author: Give A Grad A Go

 

There’s nothing like reading a few disastrous cover letters plucked from the depths of the internet to make you feel better about your own cover letter writing abilities. On that note, take a look at ten of the worst cover letters we could get our mitts on.

 

1.  The 'brutally honest'

Source: The Muse

 

2. The 'desperate'

Source: Xojane

 

3. The 'short and not-so-sweet'

Source: Business Insider

 

4. The 'arrogant'

Source: Brian Clegg

 

5. The 'unfortunate additional picture of Nicolas Cage'

Source: Huffington Post

 

6. The 'employ me because I'm 24'

Source: Business Insider

 

7. The 'downright rude'

 

8. The 'totally creepy'

Source: Cringe Blog

 

9. The 'lost in translation'

Source: Buzzfeed

 

10. The 'minimalist'

Source: Paper Darts

 

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• March 14, 2014
• Author: Give A Grad A Go