Sometimes Your Cover Letters Just Gotta Say WTF

Sometimes Your Cover Letters Just Gotta Say WTFSometimes Your Cover Letters Just Gotta Say WTFSometimes Your Cover Letters Just Gotta Say WTFIf you havent already, youll reach a point in your job search where you think your head will explode if you have to face one mora cycle of applying, interviewing, and getting rejected. Thats when you need to remind yourself of the immortal line from the movie Risky Business Sometimes you just gotta say what the f- (thats WTF for all you texters who werent even born when that movie came out in 1983.) Once youve embraced that new attitude, you need to sit down and write a WTF cover letter.A WTF cover letter is unfiltered and honest. It tells it like it is. It bends the rules, skips the formalities, and doesnt fear the consequences. And it feels really, really good to write one. Heres the difference between a standard cover letter and a WTF cover letterSTANDARD Cover LetterDear Ms. JeffersonI am very interested in the Sr. Account Manager opportunit y with Jefferson and Partners. As you will see on my resume, I have seven years of account management experience with Franklin Brothers. I believe the skills and achievements I attained in that role, especially my record of being the top account manager in 11 of the past 12 months, will make me an asset to your business...WTF Cover LetterDear Ms. JeffersonFor seven years I kept your photo on my dartboard. I was an account manager for your main competitor, Franklin Brothers, and your agency was the enemy. I spent hundreds of hours researching your strategies in order to stay one step ahead. All that effort made me Franklin Brothers top account manager for most of last year. Unfortunately, you still beat us badly and Franklin Brothers went under. And now I have all this in-depth knowledge of your company and nowhere to use it. So, how about an interview? Should you actually send a WTF cover letter to an employer? It depends on your personality and your industry. If youre applying to, say,a law firm or a funeral home you might want to tone it down. In the end, trust your gut. (But dont forget Sometimes you just gotta say )Maybe your impassioned, over-the-top cover letter will stand out so much that the employer cant wait to meet you. Or, maybe itll wind up on their office bulletin board as an object of ridicule. Either way, youll feel better just getting all that off your chest.