Kakaibang internship application ang natanggap ni Matthew Parkhurst, ang chief executive officer ng Antimetal, isang cloud cost optimization platform provider sa U.S.
Ang resume ng applicant na nagpakilalang David ay nakadikit sa ibabaw ng kahon ng pizza—na may laman.
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Nag-attach din ang applicant ng handwritten note na nagpapaliwanag kung bakit gusto niyang mag-apply bilang engineering intern sa Antimetal.
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APPLICANT's PIZZA “BRIBE”
Ayon pa sa note ng applicant, ang pizza ay isang “bribe” sa hiring team para bisitahin ang personal website nito at tingnan ang mga kaya nitong gawin.
Ang bahagi pa ng note ng applicant (published as is): “Inspired by Antimetal's brief stint as a slices as a service company, please enjoy this pizza.
“I've also brought a copy of my resume as an application for the engineering intern position.
“I'm super excited by the opportunity and am driven to do what it takes.”
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Ibinahagi ni Matthew sa X (formerly Twitter) ang larawan ng kahon ng pizza at ang note ng applicant last May 2, 2024.
Aniya sa kanyang tweet, published as is: “Another internship application came to our office and dropped off a pizza with his resume.
“Even pushed a PR to fix 2 links in our docs prior. 100% getting an interview.”
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NETIZENS IMPRESSED BY APPLICANT
Nakaakit ang tweet ni Matthew ng mga komento mula sa X users na interesadong malaman kung tatanggapin nila ang applicant for internship.
Humanga rin ang mga ito sa pagiging creative ng applicant.
Biro ng isa, baka hindi lang interview ang ibigay sa applicant kundi automatic job offer.
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Pinansin din ng ilan ang ganda ng sulat-kamay nito.
Komento ng isang user, “The fact he can write with pen and paper says a lot.”
Susog naman ng isa pa, “I like his handwriting! Seems like an organized and thoughtful person.”
Nagpakita rin umano ng initiative at magandang pag-uugali ang applicant, ayon sa isang user.
Dagdag pa nito, nag-effort agad ito para ipakita na kaya nitong mag-add ng value sa kumpanya.
“Isn't that what you want in an intern? Everything else can be taught.”
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Biro naman ng isa pa, “How was the pizza though and what toppings did he go with?”
Pasubali ni Matthew sa posibilidad na matanggap sa internship ang very creative na applicant, “There's more to filter on than just effort.”
Ang tweet ni Matthew ay mayroon ng 572K views, at 3.9K reactions.
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