A creative cover letter from a hacker to the Chicago Tribune

So I don't suppose anyone knows what the outcome was? Did he get an interview at least?

Post-GOOG Edit: http://twitter.com/#!/onyxfish says, "Happy you all are enjoying it--even more happy it got me the job!"

“If you are not a hacker then you probably aren’t going to enjoy the rest of this letter any more than the first paragraph.”

I love this. I want a hacker-friendly environment and you need a hacker. If you understand any of this, let’s get together.

Anyone have the original job ad? I'm curious.

I am less impressed by the cover letter's creativity than by its honesty. This guy writes like we're sitting together over coffee, or better yet, beer. He's either completely sincere or totally full of shit. After 5 minutes in person, it's probably easy to tell which.

Glad to hear this had a happy ending. Respect.

When I hear "creative cover letter" I think of something more than three to four paragraphs that cover an applicant's background, interests, and goals. It's an excellent cover letter, sure, but I fail to see much creativity with the form or structure. There's "only" the creativity that underlies all concise, punchy, effective writing.