{"id":1803,"date":"2021-04-14T06:16:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/september-23-2015-uberlin\/"},"modified":"2021-04-14T06:16:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T06:16:14","slug":"september-23-2015-uberlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uberlin.co.uk\/september-23-2015-uberlin\/","title":{"rendered":"September 23, 2015 – \u00fcberlin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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September 23, 2015<\/abbr><\/h5>\n
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How to work at a startup: 3. Cover letter and social media<\/a><\/h3>\n

by Guest Blogger<\/span><\/h4>\n
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By Federico Prandi.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ever wondered why cover letters are called cover letters?<\/p>\n

That’s because they’re a cover-up, a fraud, a final attempt to reinforce all the lies you’ve shamelessly written on your resume<\/a> and spice them up with some hardcore lip service. A good cover letter is something you can’t have your wife and children read without them thinking you’re willing to trade your family for a part-time customer service job at an internet startup.<\/p>\n

Now, in order to write a convincing cover letter you have to be able to write a regular one. I know that nobody writes proper letters anymore, but in our childhood we’ve all done it in (at least) two specific circumstances.<\/p>\n

#1 Love Letters<\/strong><\/p>\n