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一封真誠求職信 Being Modest is back
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http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-matthew-ross-cover-letter-20130117,0,5238313.story  

一封真誠求職信 菜鳥收服華爾街頭家
1月中,美國一名學歷不美、經歷不多的大學生,靠著一封真誠的電郵,向華爾街投資銀行毛遂自薦,應徵暑期工讀的職缺,成功征服世界上最勢利眼的一群人。

http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/webarticle.php?id=49170  (Chinese)

Forget “Greed is good.” Wall Street’s new mantra? “Humility is hot.”

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2263159/Matthew-Ross-The-student-special-skills-sent-best-cover-letter-Wall-Street-bosses-didnt-tell-hes-sport-star-athlete.html  ( the cover letter is posted here)

'Best cover letter' claims 'no unbelievably special skills'

Remember “Impossible is Nothing,” the bloated video resume from Yale University student Aleksey Vayner that went viral in the worst way in 2006?

Wall Street turned Vayner into a laughingstock upon viewing him bench-pressing heavy weights, performing jumps while skiing, playing tennis and karate chopping through seven bricks -- all in an attempt to land a banking job.

Talk about a study in contrasts. This week, the finance community is abuzz over another application -- but this one comes with a document that some bankers are calling “the best cover letter” ever for its candor and humility.

The candidate -- who British publication the Daily Mail outed as San Diego State University finance student Matthew Ross, 22 -- writes that he comes from an “average” university” and has “no qualms about fetching coffee, shining shoes or picking up laundry, and will work for next to nothing.”

In seeking a summer internship with New York investment firm Duff and Phelps, Ross confessed that all he wanted was “to be around professionals in the industry and gain as much knowledge” as possible.

“I won’t waste your time inflating my credentials,” Rosswrote in a letter first leaked to Business Insider. “The truth is I have no unbelievably special skills or genius eccentricities, but I do have a near perfect GPA and will work hard for you.

Consider Wall Street enamored. Since being sent Monday, Ross’ letter has gone viral, with finance workers referring to it in emails as “amazing,” “hilarious but bold,” “an instant classic” and “awesome.”

“I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy gets at least a call from every bank out there,” one wrote.

No word yet on whether Duff and Phelps was swayed by the show of modesty.

Humble: Matthew Ross was the consummate three-sports star at Placer High School and most recently wrote what is behind hailed as the best cover letter ever to Wall Street bosses

Humble: Matthew Ross was the consummate three-sports star at Placer High School and most recently wrote what is behind hailed as the best cover letter ever to Wall Street bosses



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2263159/Matthew-Ross-The-student-special-skills-sent-best-cover-letter-Wall-Street-bosses-didnt-tell-hes-sport-star-athlete.html#ixzz2IuuNGUhr 
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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jan/18/sdsu-cover-letter-wall-street-matthew-hall/  

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