Leonardo da Vinci's application letter

Re:Leonardo da Vinci's application letter by stared on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @10:51AM (#10980647)

I think that it is very alike current CVs/motivation letters. I mean, instead of praising his fine arts accomplishments, he focused on mundane and practical skills (even if dirty), but which are directly useful for his prospective employer.

So, more in line of "I am good at Angular, but if there is a need, I can use React", "I have experience in ad optimization and SEO", "I can optimize predictive algorithms for stock prices, so they can have an edge over competitors".

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Re:Leonardo da Vinci's application letter by tmalsburg2 on Wednesday January 27, 2016 @02:57PM (#10982672)

I agree about the mundane skills but I also have to say that this is a very poor application letter because it only lists baseless claims. A good application letter instead lists tangible accomplishments that substantiate such claims. Ideally, the evidence for these accomplishments is so strong that the claims do not even have to be made explicit.

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