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by eastbound 1176 days ago
> Just a few short sentences that add some context to your application that might not be fully captured in a resume format can make a huge difference.

“I’m applying for this internship because I have already done Java in class and that’s where I want to spend my career”

That would be 4 lines more than all my internship applicants.

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Yep. The bar is so incredibly low for communication.

I know job searching isn’t fun, but it’s shocking to see how some candidates act like they can’t be bothered to even have simple person-to-person discussion about their application or career interests or write even a simple written description.