Anti Cover Letter... Haha I actually sent this to people. Hey, it's pure me.

Cover letter… it’s just another one of those overbearing concepts in a job hunter’s world.
Some of us need them, others find them useless, and some people are simply afraid of them.
But really, what’s there to be afraid of? A lot actually; starting with the fact that there’s a huge disconnect in what a cover letter COULD be, and what a cover letter actually is.

Let’s break it down by word.

Cover.
There are over 50 definitions of the word, but in most cases it means to protect or to disappear from sight. When a person ‘covers,’ it’s usually has a lot to do with hiding behind something. You cover windows with curtains so no one can see what’s going on in your home. You cover walls with paint, so that no one sees how bare and plain they are. People cover their faces in make up to hide blemishes and bumps.
To get to the base of those things and others, you have to put in effort and scratch the surface to see what’s really inside. And for the most part, it’s hard to tell what’s even under the surface at all.

And letter.
A letter could be a whole page of words scrambled together, or just the 26 parts of alphabet itself. To back it up even more, a letter could be anything.
In the ancient times, they didn’t even have our alphabet. To mark each type of food, there were symbols they used to show what was in each pot. Simple representation. So, if you think about it, all letters, words, sentences, pages and books do is signify and communicate between people.

As a result, my interpretation of ‘cover letter’ translates to a mystery representation. It lays out all of your experience, accomplishments and goals; but at the same time potentially covers up who you are in reality.

Who’s to say the same person with all these qualifications isn’t the complete opposite of who you thought they were?
The girl who went to grad school and has a great portfolio could also be the whiniest person you’ve ever met.
The same guy who worked at 3 top name agencies could be loud and obnoxious.
And you never know, the prospective assistant with the creditable internships could eat beans 3 times a day… eww.
Wouldn’t it be better to avoid the awkwardness before hand?

If we all just threw out personalities and unique things about ourselves, it would be much easier to get a jest of the person, and if they will fit into your work environment.
A lot of time could be saved and maybe you wouldn’t have had to meet that whacko that still collects beanie babies.

So in conclusion, I could write about my ‘exciting’ life; or I could just avoid the mystery I was expected to write by simply saying…

My name is Santia; I wear different colored fingernail polish, I dance at the most random times, and I like New York Cheesecake that didn’t really come from New York. I also work harder than the guy sitting next to you.