The Applicants (Killing the Cover Letter)

Last week InternMatch posted opportunities for 30 internships at top Silicon Valley startups, all in Dave McClures portfolio.   We are posting the applicants’ work here as it comes in.

Feel free to reach out to these candidates — we will put up a big  #GotHIRED hashtag next to their name once they’ve been taken off the market, so don’t hesitate, or it may be too late:

5/7/2011 – Raymond Sin just graduated from Berkeley, with an interest in Real Estate and entrepreneurship.  He has great experience in marketing, social media, and building relationships.

5/3/2011 Jonathan Lau (#GotHIRED) — Looking for a social media expert, who can write killer content and hustle to launch campaigns?  Jon is UC San Diego Student majoring in Anthropology and with an incredible sense for marketing, pr and social media.  For his application he is writing a series of 3 blogs on why he would be a great fit for your startup company.  He is talented and gets what its like to work in a fast-paced, hectic startup environment.  Contact Jon via linkedin here!

Blog 1: http://bit.ly/mnRmA2

Blog 2: http://bit.ly/jwaeI8

Blog 3: http://bit.ly/jzsXS4

4/23/2011 Simon Stolz (simon@simonstolz.de) designed a beautiful Facebook page that makes an ordinary cover letter seem laughable.  This is an incredible piece of work — get a glimpse of Simon’s design, creativity, and marketing savvy here and move fast to hire him before someone else does.

4/17/2011 Isaac Elias (@brainscraps) has been working has been obsessed with entrepreneurship for a while now.  How did he promote his application?  During Startup Weekend San Jose, as he was pitching his company (see time 11:30), he got a hoarde of tweeps to tweet for him.  Brilliant use of Twitter to get endorsements + the business he made is cool as well — Two Cents is customer surveys that don’t suck!  Tweet at him to setup an interview @brainscraps.

4/17/2011 DJ Samson is an entrepreneur out of NY Institute of Technology looking for a great startup to prove his salt this summer.  Check out his about.me page to learn more.

4/14/2011 Sumedh Jigjinni (#GotHIRED) — Designer, marketer, hustler, and a sense of humor?  Sumedh is the ultimate startup intern, check out the site he made instead of a cover letter, which has been making waves on twitter!

4/13/2011  Bri Anne Ramsey (brianneramsey@mail.utexas.edu) —  Bri made this ad, enough said!

4/13/2011  Blair Lockhart (blockh3@tigers.lsu.edu) — Blair Lockhart is an active blogger, designer, and photographer who also loves coffee.  View her blog here.

4/12/2011 Jerry Roback (@robackjerry) —  Jerry is a tech whiz, marketer, and futurist.  He put together this awesome website for an application.

4/11/2011   Sohail Prasad’s Application (#GotHIRED) — Sohail says, “Technology is my passion, entrepreneurship is my game.”  He was named TCU’s Youth Entrepreneur of the year in 2010.

4/11/2011 Crystal Cyan’s Application (@crystalcy) (#GotHIRED) — Crystal is a tri-lingual social entrepreneur and co-founder of the Social Startup Summit.  She is a designer, blogger, and entrepreneur.

4/11/2011 Collin West’s Application (@collinrwest) (#GotHIRED) — Collin is studying entrepreneurship and innovation at the Kellogg School of Business.  See his blog here and his about.me profile here.

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