<p>Apparently, an example of how not to write a cover letter…</p>
<p>[How</a> a Tenacious Summer Analyst Applicant Got Laughed at by Goldman, Morgan, and Everyone Else on Wall Street - Yahoo! Finance](<a href=“http://finance.yahoo.com/news/tenacious-summer-analyst-applicant-got-laughed-at-by-everyone-else-on-wall-street.html]How”>How a Tenacious Summer Analyst Applicant Got Laughed at by Goldman, Morgan, and Everyone Else on Wall Street)</p>
<p>Reading John Barleycorn right now and it’s like that’s taken straight from the book.</p>
<p>The entire cover letter sounds incredibly Asian.</p>
<p>Well its NYU Stern, so chances are you are right.</p>
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No “it’s” not. He wasn’t in Stern. He was a triple major in math, Econ and computer science and had a 3.9+ GPA.</p>
<p>This kid’s CL was posted ALL over Wall Street Oasis and it was forwarded to employees at banks all over. To be honest, I don’t get it. It obviously is a little comical, but I can guarantee you HR recruiters have seen much worse. It was terribly cruel of someone (perhaps a recruiter) to leak this. </p>
<p>[WSO</a> - Cover Letter Fail](<a href=“http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/cover-letter-fail]WSO”>Cover Letter Fail | Wall Street Oasis)</p>
<p>[WSO</a> - Can’t believe this hit Yahoo homepage](<a href=“http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/cant-believe-this-hit-the-yahoo-homepage]WSO”>Can't Believe This Hit The Yahoo Homepage | Wall Street Oasis)</p>
<p>It’s just a reminder to be careful about what you write. Don’t be such a braggart (and then say you’re not) and watch who you send this to. Did you notice this kid mentioned both JP Morgan AND Morgan Stanley in the letter? Major fail.</p>
<p>^People screw up company names on cover letters ALL the time.</p>
<p>The bench press and pull ups part was by far the worst/most funny part.</p>