Isn't this obvious? 500 people trying to get the same job? This is just reality. Accept it. Don't complain. I guess if it's not you're probably one of those people looking in from the outside....
interestingly, this is how I got into Oxford: before my interview, I read EVERYTHING my interviewers had published, and looked up ALL their past employers. I knew exactly how to link their interests to mine. I knew where to insert dry humor and when to come across as attentive and intense.
Fantastic! I work at a university as faculty, and as department chair I found it unbelievable the horrible applications, emails, and cover letters that we received from people wishing to become faculty. Mind boggling. You've outlined a strategy here that would get my attention as an employer! Well done. Great talk. Suggestions are spot on.
this was a fantastic speech. his speed was perfect for me because i like having a moment to ponder on what was just said. his advice is awesome. hopefully i can implement this for my dream job before i lose all hope.
@@fay3172 Not necesarily, you can frame it in a way to show that you have taken the time to learn about the company. Companies know when someone is familiar with their mission vs when they're sending the same email to a bunch of places. So the email is basically to: 1. Communicate that you understand the mission 2. Identify what the problem is 3. Communicate how you can solve the issue
Thank you Edward. It was a great talk and your presentation was clear, simple and interesting. Writing an email to an employer seems an easy task but indeed, it needs more than attaching a resume and send it from your mobile or your ipad.
Luckily I came across this video today and I would not be much thankful to anyone as I am today to you for sharing these strategies. This is what exactly I was looking for to overcome the sadness of rejected emails that I face every single day. Thank you
This is fantastic and helpful! lI've met him before I realize, and found this video by accident while just searching for videos on employment and career advice.
Find out what your dream is. Try taking the Myer's Brigg's test and look into the different things it says, or you can take a gap year and try and find yourself. Tons of ways to figure out what you want to do.
"Have someone who knows what they're doing proofread your email." Key is "know what they're doing" which is probably not the people closest to you. Contrary to common belief, there are a multitude of solid arguments in favor of arts degrees, but this is definitely the strongest. Knowing how to write well and error-free still matters. A lot. And especially to those who hold the strings to your future. Make friends with an English major. We're really not as nerdy as you think!
I've heard this called the "pain letter", because you write "to the pain" (ie the prospective employer's problem). It's meant to be short and sweet, and aimed at the head of the organisation.
Thank you Ed, very useful tips. Been doing something similar although I can see where I could have gone wrong in the past. Definitely need to work on confidence levels and self promoting skills. All the best.
HI Edward :) Thank you for the great talk, and I'll try your advises. I hope this video one day will reach millions of people, since it is packed with valuable suggestions to get yourself the job og your dreams :) All the best from Anastasiah
This is a good method to find honest companies that you dream about working for. But it doesn't stop the response of 'We would love to interview you but we're not hiring atm'. Faced that a few times.
Guess I was lucky...I fired over 500 emails to hiring managers, HR, and companies...out of 500, I got 12 response. Interviewed for 7, got job offer for 3, selected on. And that one is Shell Oil. It wasn't easy, but it worth it...oh, I don't have social media presence.
Well, I wanted to mail people and get the Job and I will try this thing and let you guys know how well it works today's date: 22/10/2020 will update in a month, Wish me Luck :)
Oh shoot sorry totally forgot about this one, but yeah this works 🤯, i was able to get a great job in around a month ( although to be honest there were many rejections or people just ignoring the mail altogether) but, yeah it does work as i got my first job on 12/12/2020. So, yeah give it a go and keep going you will Succeed 🎊 p.s. thanks uncle drew for the reminder
Starting a blog and managing your public appearance is great advice. However the crux of this advice is be amazing at what you do and apply directly to the CEO of the company you are wanting to apply to that is if you are able to get their contact details. I imagine this will be impossible after the CEOs have had a few dozen emails from other people just like this. It seems to be well meaning advice but only applies to the very best of candidates whom would likely not have had any trouble applying through conventional means anyway. It never mentions responding to job adverts and instead assumes that all applicants are just sending out prospective applications. Surely if I was responding to a vacancy then he job specification tells me everything I need to know about their problem. The email structure is a good one and I will be giving it some thought but the advice generally seems naive. I can't see a situation where it would be useful.
Than try calling them and saying the same thing. Or hand write the same thing you’d send via email. Be creative… not many people do the things that take a little bit of effort. Figure out what those are (two examples above) and do them.
find the youtube channel Andrew LaCvita and watch every video and apply the tips, I just followed his advice on my resume and cover letter and within a week got an invite for a phone interview! All you need is the right tips and advice, goodluck :)
Research indicates that the recency effect only sticks with people for a short time. After that they remember the whole experience without being influenced strongly by the last thing. The P.S. may leave a strong impression for a brief period of time. If the person reading the letter takes actiong during that time, fine. If not, the question is whether the tackiness of a P.S is worth it.
I wish he would have spent more time taking the position of someone who is fresh out of college and has very little work experience that they could draw upon to make provide a "solution" to an employer's problem.
Roy Watson-Badell use your internship experience to your advantage. Figure out how you can add value, you look to be with them long term, and what you can do.
What does it say about our culture, that people are supposed to respond the most favorably to those who “stand out” by incessantly creeping on them online, and judging them by their public info
Then perhaps concentrating on what he's saying would serve your purpose more than how he says it. It's an audio prejudice, causing you to miss out on some good stuff.
If you send 200 emails out, your email address will be flagged automatically by spam filters and they will all end up in junk. Unless you buy some constant-contact type service.
Preach it! What's the best way when searching for a position with your qualifications to find a business or company that aligns with with personal core values?
Really ?All he was saying was that the ceo loved his content but the style choice made him appear to be something that he wasnt and he felt silly for presenting himself that way. Anyone who goes to a mall knows what the average american teenage girl is like its relatable not sexist. maybe the bigger question is why are young girls seen as less serious then young men , but is that really the reason why you watched the video?
"salsa dancing aroung Argentina"... it is possible, of course, but if you wanted to relate the dancing to the country, you should say Tango in Argentina..
Horrors upon horrors. As a teenage boy, Edward Druce wrote an email that a corporate executive initially thought came from a teenage girl. This is the supposedly humiliating & painful story with which Druce introduces his lecture of Do's and Don'ts regarding cover letters & job inquiries. Amazingly, he doesn't seem to recognize the blatant sexism of this story. In fact, the sexism of the story is just so f***ing obvious, that it testifies not to his ignorance or tone-deafness, but to his deep-seated sexism. After all, the whole story depends on an unstated assumption that being an 18yo male is good, and being an 18yo female is bad.
+ah072965 No. I'm dead serious. I earn my living providing information to help women & men to get jobs and advance careers in the public-interest sector. I guess you think this is some trivial issue. But it is *not* trivial. If you really truly don't get it, then I suggest you read some feminist texts (preferably from anti-essentialist academics) to help you learn to identify sexism & to understand why it matters. If that's too much for you, or if you are someone who thinks feminism is a bad word, then just try empathizing. Try putting yourself in the shoes of a smart & hopeful & business-oriented teenage girl listening to this. Or if necessary, reverse the scenario -- by imagining that you are an 18-yo man living in a society where women dominate business, government, and cultural institutions, and where men are routinely referred to as boys, regardless of age -- be they 18 or 28 or 38... Then imagine that 'Emily Druce' is talking about the comical & embarrassing time when, as an older teenager, she wrote a cover letter to her hero, but then learned that her hero nearly dismissed the letter because, on first glance, her hero thought that the letter was written by a mere "boy" in his teens, and not a young woman in her teens. Then imagine that the audience -- nearly all women -- laugh in response, clearly grasping the embarrassing horror of being mistaken for a young man instead of a young woman. In such a society, this story would almost surely discourage you as a young man -- at least it would be likely to discourage you from aggressively pursuing a career in business & marketing. (Though, it might encourage you to try to change society by speaking out for equality!) Of course, I know it is hard as hell to really imagine such an alternate universe. This fact alone should tell you something.
Nothing wrong with being a guy or girl. The problem is when your email gives people contrasting messages or incorrect ideas about you. If he was an 18 year old girl then the email conveyed this info correctly.. But he wasn't..
Tharun, You really don't get it, do you? Do you think that Edward Druce & the American Apparel executive consider a teenage girl and teenage guy to be of equal value and worth? If so, then why did Druce describe the experience as "comical," "painful," and "horrendous"? And surely you know that Comic Sans is probably the most disrespected typeface in the world -- so the fact that the executive associated the the use of this typeface with a teenage girl says lots in itself (there is nothing stereotypically "feminine" about that typeface either). And, as Erika Tsuchiya correctly indicates, the leadership of American Apparel, especially at that time I think, was notorious for its sexism.
Erika, American Apparel's reputation for sexism at the top is all the more reason why Edward Druce should have recognized the sexist nature of his story, and used another example to convey his point. But if a man has a sexist worldview, then he is blind to the sort of sexism that he shares. He may also consider complaints of sexism against others as unwarranted (for even in the details of those complaints, he might not be able to recognize the sexism). Finally, Erika: by saying "what do you expect?" are you suggesting people should just remain silent? When blacks in the 1950s and 1960s were calling attention to the racist segregation of the American South, would you have just said: "well, what do you expect?"
What a time to be alive, you need more effort to search the job than to do it
What a time to be alive, people complain about everything
@@MrCamoInfernal I wonder why that is..
@@MrCamoInfernal I agree that people complain too much nowadays, but this guy really has a valid point.
Isn't this obvious? 500 people trying to get the same job? This is just reality. Accept it. Don't complain. I guess if it's not you're probably one of those people looking in from the outside....
@@CoopMauKona wtf outside of what 😂 also the dude commented 1 year ago, why r u still replying
interestingly, this is how I got into Oxford: before my interview, I read EVERYTHING my interviewers had published, and looked up ALL their past employers. I knew exactly how to link their interests to mine. I knew where to insert dry humor and when to come across as attentive and intense.
Fantastic! I work at a university as faculty, and as department chair I found it unbelievable the horrible applications, emails, and cover letters that we received from people wishing to become faculty. Mind boggling.
You've outlined a strategy here that would get my attention as an employer! Well done. Great talk. Suggestions are spot on.
The three Qs:
"What is the company's dream? What is the problem? How do you position yourself as the solution?"
this was a fantastic speech. his speed was perfect for me because i like having a moment to ponder on what was just said. his advice is awesome. hopefully i can implement this for my dream job before i lose all hope.
how'd it go?
How to write an email:
1. What is the dream the organization has?
2. What is their problem?
3. How can I be the solution?
Answer these questions.
wouldn't the organization be irritated by an applicant telling them what their dream is?
@@fay3172 Not necesarily, you can frame it in a way to show that you have taken the time to learn about the company. Companies know when someone is familiar with their mission vs when they're sending the same email to a bunch of places. So the email is basically to: 1. Communicate that you understand the mission 2. Identify what the problem is 3. Communicate how you can solve the issue
If you are starting the video , just speed it up to 1.25 , believe me
TommyBoy your so right, thanks
thanks boy
OR 3:47 if you value your time even more.
Oh yeah...
It worked
best TED talk I've heard in a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time
Thank you Edward. It was a great talk and your presentation was clear, simple and interesting.
Writing an email to an employer seems an easy task but indeed, it needs more than attaching a resume and send it from your mobile or your ipad.
people are hating his way of speech, so what he is here to share something worthy.
One of the best ted talks ever!
Killer stuff Mr. Druce!
+Charisma on Command Thank you!
Luckily I came across this video today and I would not be much thankful to anyone as I am today to you for sharing these strategies. This is what exactly I was looking for to overcome the sadness of rejected emails that I face every single day. Thank you
Used this approach a number of times to great success, great talk Ed!
Great formula to write powerful emails!
This is fantastic and helpful! lI've met him before I realize, and found this video by accident while just searching for videos on employment and career advice.
Ellis Sentoso
Mind blowing.
Thank you so much
one of my favorite TED Talks
My problem is: I don't have a dream. Without that i cant go forward
Find out what your dream is. Try taking the Myer's Brigg's test and look into the different things it says, or you can take a gap year and try and find yourself. Tons of ways to figure out what you want to do.
@@AgentK200 my Myers Briggs depressed me even more because it made me realize that I'm not capable of anything lol
@@Kokola-qh9wp yea not the only one watching in 2020
The topic starts at about 11:00 !
😂
God bless you
"Have someone who knows what they're doing proofread your email." Key is "know what they're doing" which is probably not the people closest to you. Contrary to common belief, there are a multitude of solid arguments in favor of arts degrees, but this is definitely the strongest. Knowing how to write well and error-free still matters. A lot. And especially to those who hold the strings to your future. Make friends with an English major. We're really not as nerdy as you think!
I envy you people with English, communications or Psychology degrees. Your way with words is impeccable!
Awesome, thank you very much Edward.
I've heard this called the "pain letter", because you write "to the pain" (ie the prospective employer's problem). It's meant to be short and sweet, and aimed at the head of the organisation.
Thank you
Thank you Ed, very useful tips. Been doing something similar although I can see where I could have gone wrong in the past. Definitely need to work on confidence levels and self promoting skills. All the best.
Great advice! I’ve tried this and it hasn’t worked yet but still, great advice 🤣
And my next video was about how a email to your dream job won’t work 😂
so true. very helpful.
Great talk, clear and insightful - thank you for being an inspiration for my latest video!
Excellent Talk Ed.
Great talk. Really gave me a different perspective. Thanks!
Gold to those who recognise it
Thank you for this talk!
Just wrote my email but I'm struggling to find a suiting subject line :)
Fingers crossed ^^
How did it go
Great advice. More people need to see this
Searching for a job is literally more painful than working 😅
Thanks Edward for sharing your opinion on how to land to a dream job.
Thank you very much, Edward
HI Edward :) Thank you for the great talk, and I'll try your advises. I hope this video one day will reach millions of people, since it is packed with valuable suggestions to get yourself the job og your dreams :) All the best from Anastasiah
any updates?
I found this fascinating.
Excellent points delivered with great passion!!! Thanks & Cheers, GGG
This is a good method to find honest companies that you dream about working for. But it doesn't stop the response of 'We would love to interview you but we're not hiring atm'. Faced that a few times.
Maybe you didn’t find the right problem?
The most important thing he didnt said was how to find there contact details \.
The frase "going salsa dancing around Argentina" is equivalent to go flamenco dancing around the UK.
Great thanks hope it will work
It's very inspiring and encouraging one. Thanks!
Thank you soo much for the video , i hope it will be very helpful to all how listening to it , thanks once again.
Guess I was lucky...I fired over 500 emails to hiring managers, HR, and companies...out of 500, I got 12 response. Interviewed for 7, got job offer for 3, selected on. And that one is Shell Oil. It wasn't easy, but it worth it...oh, I don't have social media presence.
So, you wanted to work for an oil company...by choice? No wonder you have no social media presence.
M. Harrison it's like spam. Send 100 emails, and ONE will fall for it. 1/100. It's not an art. Just knock on lots of doors.
let me guess: you're over the age of 40 and have 25 years of work experience with a couple masters degrees?
M. Harrison those odds are better than sending it through an online system. See, results.
@@JazzWitherspoon nothing wrong with having no social media
Best thing I have heard today...
thank you for the talk!
Very valuable insight
Wonderful talk!
Put the video speed on 1.25 Much better :)
Well, I wanted to mail people and get the Job and I will try this thing and let you guys know how well it works today's date: 22/10/2020 will update in a month, Wish me Luck :)
its been 6 months bro tf happend to you
Oh shoot sorry totally forgot about this one, but yeah this works 🤯, i was able to get a great job in around a month ( although to be honest there were many rejections or people just ignoring the mail altogether) but, yeah it does work as i got my first job on 12/12/2020. So, yeah give it a go and keep going you will Succeed 🎊 p.s. thanks uncle drew for the reminder
Starting a blog and managing your public appearance is great advice. However the crux of this advice is be amazing at what you do and apply directly to the CEO of the company you are wanting to apply to that is if you are able to get their contact details. I imagine this will be impossible after the CEOs have had a few dozen emails from other people just like this. It seems to be well meaning advice but only applies to the very best of candidates whom would likely not have had any trouble applying through conventional means anyway.
It never mentions responding to job adverts and instead assumes that all applicants are just sending out prospective applications. Surely if I was responding to a vacancy then he job specification tells me everything I need to know about their problem.
The email structure is a good one and I will be giving it some thought but the advice generally seems naive. I can't see a situation where it would be useful.
Than try calling them and saying the same thing. Or hand write the same thing you’d send via email. Be creative… not many people do the things that take a little bit of effort. Figure out what those are (two examples above) and do them.
I have been submitting my application online but no positive response.. No interview no nothing. What must I do
Start out on your own
find the youtube channel Andrew LaCvita and watch every video and apply the tips, I just followed his advice on my resume and cover letter and within a week got an invite for a phone interview! All you need is the right tips and advice, goodluck :)
Thank you for the info !
Why is Comic Sans so universally hated? I love it and will scream it here.
Research indicates that the recency effect only sticks with people for a short time. After that they remember the whole experience without being influenced strongly by the last thing. The P.S. may leave a strong impression for a brief period of time. If the person reading the letter takes actiong during that time, fine. If not, the question is whether the tackiness of a P.S is worth it.
If the recipient doesn’t take action after reading the email, they probably never will. And they probably wont remember what your PS was either…
Great stuff!
TThanks Jacob Frye
I wonder if this approach would actually work on Edward himself.
Brilliant
thank you..
I wish he would have spent more time taking the position of someone who is fresh out of college and has very little work experience that they could draw upon to make provide a "solution" to an employer's problem.
Roy Watson-Badell use your internship experience to your advantage. Figure out how you can add value, you look to be with them long term, and what you can do.
That's really what companies care about.
You apply with your interests, for your interests will propel you to go further within the company.
I made the sent from iPhone mistake.. immediately regretted it
The problem with my dream is that I'm so sick of people that my dream is to live on a mountain in northern Norway away from any towns or cities.
What does it say about our culture, that people are supposed to respond the most favorably to those who “stand out” by incessantly creeping on them online, and judging them by their public info
People are horribly bitter. Learned so much from this and came to the comment section only to see vitriol and weak opposing arguments.
Speaking style is EXCRUCIATING. Every sentence he slows. down. the. same. painful. way.
omg yes
Then perhaps concentrating on what he's saying would serve your purpose more than how he says it. It's an audio prejudice, causing you to miss out on some good stuff.
Change the audio speed, others recommend 1.25. It's better.
Can anyone else hear the Macarena playing faintly towards the end of the video?
If you send 200 emails out, your email address will be flagged automatically by spam filters and they will all end up in junk. Unless you buy some constant-contact type service.
What's constant-contact?
somebody summarize this
the summerise is at 13:14
That be great if you know the problems of someone you never met
Preach it! What's the best way when searching for a position with your qualifications to find a business or company that aligns with with personal core values?
is he on twitter and Facebook just wondering this guy on TedTalk .?
Yes but what if you're a recent grad
What bodylanguage do you show when you and a stranger walk past each other?
Olav body language to establish yourself as the alpha
Just love the comments!!!!! xD
Edward Duce on social media .?
THE NESCAFE COFFEE IN CYPRUS IS CORNFLOUR WITH COFFEE FLAVORING
we are not supposed to notice - more drugged mind control
Word to the wise: Don't start out your talk by saying you were embarrassed because someone said you sounded like a girl.
Exactly.
That really stood out to me too
Really ?All he was saying was that the ceo loved his content but the style choice made him appear to be something that he wasnt and he felt silly for presenting himself that way. Anyone who goes to a mall knows what the average american teenage girl is like its relatable not sexist. maybe the bigger question is why are young girls seen as less serious then young men , but is that really the reason why you watched the video?
"salsa dancing aroung Argentina"... it is possible, of course, but if you wanted to relate the dancing to the country, you should say Tango in Argentina..
Save yourself 18 minutes. Google "pain letter".
Just fire the bloody emails using common sense.Lesson learned
Speed x 1.5 sounds better
Too cute
13:17
Horrors upon horrors. As a teenage boy, Edward Druce wrote an email that a corporate executive initially thought came from a teenage girl. This is the supposedly humiliating & painful story with which Druce introduces his lecture of Do's and Don'ts regarding cover letters & job inquiries. Amazingly, he doesn't seem to recognize the blatant sexism of this story. In fact, the sexism of the story is just so f***ing obvious, that it testifies not to his ignorance or tone-deafness, but to his deep-seated sexism. After all, the whole story depends on an unstated assumption that being an 18yo male is good, and being an 18yo female is bad.
Please tell me you're trolling
+ah072965
No. I'm dead serious. I earn my living providing information to help women & men to get jobs and advance careers in the public-interest sector.
I guess you think this is some trivial issue. But it is *not* trivial.
If you really truly don't get it, then I suggest you read some feminist texts (preferably from anti-essentialist academics) to help you learn to identify sexism & to understand why it matters.
If that's too much for you, or if you are someone who thinks feminism is a bad word, then just try empathizing. Try putting yourself in the shoes of a smart & hopeful & business-oriented teenage girl listening to this.
Or if necessary, reverse the scenario -- by imagining that you are an 18-yo man living in a society where women dominate business, government, and cultural institutions, and where men are routinely referred to as boys, regardless of age -- be they 18 or 28 or 38...
Then imagine that 'Emily Druce' is talking about the comical & embarrassing time when, as an older teenager, she wrote a cover letter to her hero, but then learned that her hero nearly dismissed the letter because, on first glance, her hero thought that the letter was written by a mere "boy" in his teens, and not a young woman in her teens.
Then imagine that the audience -- nearly all women -- laugh in response, clearly grasping the embarrassing horror of being mistaken for a young man instead of a young woman.
In such a society, this story would almost surely discourage you as a young man -- at least it would be likely to discourage you from aggressively pursuing a career in business & marketing. (Though, it might encourage you to try to change society by speaking out for equality!)
Of course, I know it is hard as hell to really imagine such an alternate universe. This fact alone should tell you something.
Nothing wrong with being a guy or girl. The problem is when your email gives people contrasting messages or incorrect ideas about you. If he was an 18 year old girl then the email conveyed this info correctly.. But he wasn't..
Tharun,
You really don't get it, do you? Do you think that Edward Druce & the American Apparel executive consider a teenage girl and teenage guy to be of equal value and worth? If so, then why did Druce describe the experience as "comical," "painful," and "horrendous"? And surely you know that Comic Sans is probably the most disrespected typeface in the world -- so the fact that the executive associated the the use of this typeface with a teenage girl says lots in itself (there is nothing stereotypically "feminine" about that typeface either). And, as Erika Tsuchiya correctly indicates, the leadership of American Apparel, especially at that time I think, was notorious for its sexism.
Erika,
American Apparel's reputation for sexism at the top is all the more reason why Edward Druce should have recognized the sexist nature of his story, and used another example to convey his point.
But if a man has a sexist worldview, then he is blind to the sort of sexism that he shares. He may also consider complaints of sexism against others as unwarranted (for even in the details of those complaints, he might not be able to recognize the sexism).
Finally, Erika: by saying "what do you expect?" are you suggesting people should just remain silent? When blacks in the 1950s and 1960s were calling attention to the racist segregation of the American South, would you have just said: "well, what do you expect?"
,I'm with Donald the author!!!!I frankly don't give a damn
You lost me at minute 6 without content. Tough to listen to, choppy speaking.
He talks about getting to the point right away yet takes him halfway to get to the point , yawn
I. am. going to teach you.
how. to write. an email.
I. will speak. in fragments.
so that. you. understand.
😁
buzzfeed?
IMPOSSIBRU!!!
Problem reaction solution
Dream. Problem. Solution.
First step, be an attractive British white guy.
Spam- Filter-Delete
the way..... he talks.... is extremely....... annoying....
Not rly
Yes rly
Mari Rosas
Agreed. It was really hard to listen... to what... he... was saying.
Mari Rosas that's all you got?
MrC0MPUT3R seriously? shallow
EDWARD DRUCE OR MARK ZUCKERBURG
MIND CONTROL ON THE INTERNET
m
Omg! He is boring me to death.
Watch at 2x speed
ImanAliHussein how?
True