---
title: "Now That's a Cover Letter"
date: '2003-11-19T17:15:35-05:00'
permalink: /now-thats-a-cover-letter/
tags:
    - academia
---

I’ve spent a number of hours that I’m actually afraid to tally over the last week reading applications for the three jobs that my department is seeking to fill this year, and I must say that nary a one had the panache of Alex Golub’s [job letter](http://lancelot.uchicago.edu/log/index.php?p=31&c=1). He’s got style, he’s got verve, and boy, has he got a sense of mission. He explicitly bills this as a template, oh you early-modernists and pre-1900 Americanists, so take note.[^1] \[Via [Liz](http://mamamusings.net).\]

[^1]: Please note that [IA](http://www.invisibleadjunct.com/archives/000359.html)‘s disclaimer applies here as well.