HBR Guide to Better Business Writing (Harvard Business Review Guides) by Garner Bryan A

Author:Garner, Bryan A. [Garner, Bryan A.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Published: 2013-01-07T16:00:00+00:00

P.S. You’ll thank me for this!

BUT THIS:

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Subject: Request for an Interview

Hal-

May I ask a favor of you? Glenda Jones, a really sharp mentee in the township’s Young Leaders program, wants to pursue a career in journalism, and she’s eager to learn how commercial news organizations work. Would you spend 15 minutes chatting with her at your office sometime this month, before school lets out? I know it would be a meaningful introduction for her. You’ll find that she is a poised, mature, smart, and incredibly self-possessed young woman.

She tells me that she’s looking for an unpaid internship. After a brief interview, perhaps you’d consider giving her a one-week tryout as your assistant. I know you’ve been a mentor to many aspiring journalists over the years, but here you have a real standout: editor of her college newspaper, Phi Beta Kappa member, state debate champion.

No pressure here. If it’s a bad summer for you to take on an intern, I’ll completely understand. But please meet with her if you can. I’ve asked her to write to you independently, enclosing her résumé, to give you a sense of her writing skills.

Thanks very much. Hope you and your family are doing well.

Myra

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