When I was first entering the work world, I'm positive I wrote some cringe-worthy cover letters. I'm sure a few companies got a good laugh out of my naive enthusiasm. Had my cover letter been posted for mockery on a highly-trafficked site, I think it would have launched me into a worse depression than the job hunt had…

It sounds like they may be working for the courthouse- prosecutors' office. And I wouldn't put it past them. Despite dealing with victims, they aren't exactly social justice or mindful of power dynamics. They closer to law enforcement or legal backgrounds than advocacy.

Bridal consultants are comparable to abusers? Seriously?

It might not have specifically named the person but unless she sent this exact same cover letter to multiple employers, its a pretty good bet she'd be able to identify who leaked this. I don't think she has her head up her ass. There seems to be this weird strain of idea that floats around the internet these days that…

Whoever that tipster is? S/he's an ASSHOLE.

I wouldn't have gone any further than "I have worked with families under stress and deadlines before" were it me....but cover letters make us all spout wordy corporate lingo that we would never actually SAY of our own volition. I try to go with a polite version of "here's my resume my work experience is listed right…

I just can't get behind the idea that she was making a direct comparison. She wasn't in any way saying that both experiences were exactly the same or even of the same gravity. She was more or less saying that they both had elements that made people vulnerable and that she had skills that would work to that advantage.

RIGHT? The main thing this post tells me is that the place she applied to is the kind of organization I would never want to work for, if people are so quick to forward things to blogs.

I have to agree with you on that - the art of writing a good cover letter is to explain why you think you'd be good at a job when your resume doesn't necessarily paint the right picture. OBVIOUSLY brides are not the same thing as abuse victims, but I think that the way she explains why she thinks the experience was…

Yeah, I'm having a hard time putting her down.

I agree. We get some pretty outrageous stuff on cover letters when people apply to our company, but I am not going to go smearing it around on the internet. Trying to get a new job - especially one that you really want - is a bitch. This person is just trying their best to get an interview so they can be considered…

This is frustrating because of the whole "need experience to get experience" thing we've all encountered— I was hired last year for my first salaried/big girl job, and its frustrating that even in the entry level world, no one wants to train anyone anymore— new applicants have to prove they know what they're doing…

It's not like the applicant is trying to equate experience at a shooting range or butcher shop. We all do this, especially when we're trying to change careers and need to explain how the skills on our resumes are relevant to the job description. It's especially hard when you're trying to get into something in the…

Really curious about the type of victim's rights organization that allows its staff to share job applicants' cover letters to be mocked online. Yay privacy and respect! Suggest they re-evaluate staff they've already hired, and start looking for the a replacement for the bully that shared this.

You should be ashamed of yourself for writing this. She wants to help abuse vicitms and is obviously very young and trying to make her job experience relevent. I think she makes a good case for herself while admitting brides and abuse victims are "far different."

Seems like a reasonable comparison to me. I've seen some horrible shit go down on Say Yes to the Dress among friends and family members of brides that borders on and is sometimes clearly abusive behavior.

So...she's doing pretty much what everyone does when applying for a job? I actually won't apply for a job that requires a cover letter, but as far as I'm aware, everyone tries to make their experience relevant to the job they want. Also, if she didn't post this somewhere herself, the HR person who shared it should…

I would be pretty upset if any part of my job applications were made public. I work for a quasi-governmental agency, and we've got very strict requirements about how to dispose of applications when the hiring process is over so that no confidential information is made public. I'm not sure how the process works for…

So? Finding jobs is hard she's just trying to work in what experience she's got. You guys suck.

Oh, God. One more reason to be glad social media was practically non-existent when I got out of college. I don't want to even think about the stretches I made to get jobs.