Recap: Da Vinci’s Cover Letter
Leonardo Da Vinci, renowned inventor and artist, probably never invented the Code with which he is most recently associated. However, like any other person, he did once need a job, and he did write a cover letter to try to get that job. The employer was the Duke of Milan, and Leonardo wrote this letter [...]
Write to the Right Audience
Sara Cuniff, with the UC Berkeley School of Law, wrote an interesting article for the NALP bulletin, in which she identified something I hadn’t thought of before. In her brief article, Ms. Cuniff suggests, “It is the academic admissions statement that often peeps through the lines of the letters students submit with job applications.” That’s [...]
Miss America
I remember as a child being intrigued by the Miss America pageants. The most interesting thing about it to me, though, was the behind-the-scenes machinations going on. I knew something had to happen before they got on that stage, because the final 8 or 10 women were called up too quickly. I was, of course, [...]
The Infamous J.D. Conundrum
Have you ever noticed the small quirks to degree titles? Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy (when it seems that should be a DPh), for example. M.S. is a Master of Science, which you would refer to as a Master’s degree. B.A. is a Bachelor of Arts, which is then referred to as a Bachelor’s degree. [...]