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...page-long ordeal that makes each applicant sound like an insane sycophantic freak with a bizarre, fetish-like interest in whatever departments are hiring. Any and all life experiences must be grotesquely contorted to demonstrate an abundance of some personality trait crucial in the business world. Which is how Pete B. Idziak ’02 ended up passing off his ability to move quickly from one end of a pool to another as a skill that would help him be a better Business Analyst for McKinsey & Company...
...Pete Idziak’s drive is considerable and sustained. So says his cover letter to McKinsey & Company. “My drive is considerable and sustained,” he writes. “As a swimmer, for many years I practiced 25 hours per week for a 20-second race.” Will he bring that same commitment to McKinsey & Company? Yes he will. “I will bring that same commitment to McKinsey & Company,” the letter confirms...
Achieving the requisite cover letter tone may have actually been easier for Pete than it is for most. In searching for a Harvard Recruiting Everyman, we may have missed the mark by a bit. He exhibits none of the hesitation which accompanies many forays into the world of financial services. He looks forward to interviews. “Why not apply to them all?” he asks...
...Judy Murray, director of the Office of Career Services, announcing that “this is the worst job market in years.” Why not apply everywhere possible? Especially if you actually like business. “I just have an affinity for business,” Pete says. “I read the [Wall Street] Journal, the Economist. If I didn’t go here I would have been a finance major at the University of Texas...
Corky also learns that his father is being indicted by a grand jury on counts of murder and tax evasion. So where does Corky come into play? Pete and Paul (Peter Berg of “Chicago Hope,” and Chris Penn of Rush Hour), Corky’s brothers, have come up with an elaborate and ingenious scheme. They plan to infiltrate the FBI and steal the evidence against Papa Romano, and they need Corky to be the sacrificial lamb. While this crazy plot seems enough with regard to typical comedies, Corky Romano takes it a step...