How to Get a Job on Craigslist

From the comments to Guy's post:

"And my favorite tip for sorting through resumes: Throw out half. That way you won't hire anyone who is unlucky!"

Now thats an amusing way of getting things done.

"How to Change the World", apparently by reading about Craigslist job ads, Facebook postcards, "celeb heads", and how to get an autographed copy of his book.

Getting a job on CL is the complete opposite of what start-up founders want to do, and there's no content on that blog for hackers.

A good cover letter - written from scratch specifically for the job you are applying for - is the best way to get a foot in the door, especially with craigslist ads, where there might be 200 applicants with similar resumes.

It shows initiative, creativity, and a desire for that SPECIFIC job.

I found the graph of applicants per day interesting (although not terribly surprising). Craig's list certainly maintains a captive audience of people looking to apply for jobs. Makes me wonder how many responses news.yc job postings get.