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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...
...Pete is ready to meet the recruiting beast head on. His McKinsey application has already been sent. Many others will soon follow. He is also applying to the University of Texas law school and considering other options, including joining the Marines (he’s a conservative who liked international relations partly because “it’s the last bastion of Republicanism at this school”). He is actually more worried about his grades than about interviews. “I’ve done well in interviews in the past,” he says...