bootstraps.

“Why? That’s what I keep asking. Was there anything I could have said or done? I had no clue you were masking a troubled soul. God only knows what went wrong and why you’d leave the stage in the middle of a song. Why? There’s no comprehending but who am I to try to judge or explain? Oh, but I do have one burning question. Who told you life wasn’t worth the fight? They were wrong. They lied. Now you’re gone and we cry. ‘Cause it’s not like you to walk away in the middle of a song – your absolutely beautiful song.”

You were the brightest star in the whole sky, Kim Jonghyun, and the world is going to be a darker place without you in it. Wherever you are, I hope it’s paradise. Please look after us, protect us, love us forever, and we promise to do the same for Jinki, Kibum, Minho and Taemin. Thank you for your heart, your spirit, your voice, your smile, and please know that the impact you left on this world, and all the joy you spread in your 27 years, will last forever.

Dear Person Hiring for this Job,

I am writing to ask you to consider me for X position.  This is a paragraph about why I want to do X position in general.  It includes at least one personal detail and at least one job skill I consider a particular strength.  It argues that I am passionate about this career.  It is not long.

I have had the opportunity to gain experience in this job by - paragraph about my work or study experience.  It should go from most recent experience back.  Include some details about your responsibilities/achievements in your most recent or most important positions.  If you have mostly study experience, give more detail about what exactly you studied.  If you shadowed people, mention that.  If your work experience is largely unrelated, try to shoehorn some of it in (e.g. I gained experience working with people by).  You can supplement with relevant hobbies.  (But if you do have recent, relevant work experience, you should largely be detailing that.  Only embroider the other stuff if you need to flesh it out.)  This should be the longest paragraph.

I hope you will consider allowing me to do X thing at your company.  This is a few sentences about why I want to work at your company in particular and what I think I could bring.  Try to mention at least one detail from the company website, so they know you visited it.  This is a short paragraph that parallels the first one.

Thank you very much for your time and attention.

Sincerely,

1) Remember that the person reading this cover letter wants to know how you can contribute to the company. Not how excited you are about the position: it’s all about what they gain. Try framing the whole thing in that sense — “You would gain my X awesome skill that would help you Y with your mission.” “Here’s why I’m awesome and a great fit for making your company go better.”

2) At the end, ask for the interview. “I am available at PHONE NUMBER at your convenience. I look forward to speaking with you about this great opportunity soon.” Maybe even say you’ll be following up at a specific time and date. Ask for the job. People respond to that, and it’s a good way to fake confidence until you make it. Ask for the job.

Note-taking printables

I’ve decided to put together a selection of note-taking printables for you all who are heading back to school! I’ve included dotted, grid/graph, lined paper, and Cornell method papers in plain, lined and grid.

All the six pages come in a single download! You can download the file in a colour of your choice from the Google Drive link below:

Folder of printable pack to download

I hope you enjoy using these and if so, I’d love to see them in action! Feel free to tag me on Tumblr with #emmastudies or on Instagram with my username @emmastudiess in any photos you upload. If there are any problems or errors, please let me know via my inbox.

For more note-taking printables, you can check out my Etsy (get 10% off using ‘back2school’ at the checkout:

dotted paper

grid paper

lecture style paper

lined paper 

08/01/2017

|| 1/100 days of productivity ||

I thought I’d start again with my studyblr and the productivity challenge. Hopefully, this time everything will turn out to be great. I’m motivated and determined and still working on self-discipline. 😊