• http://joshuablankenship.com Joshua Blankenship

    (I hear writing public love letters at least gets you in the door.)

    It always pain me to think that someone expects to get a job when they don’t pay attention to details in the process of securing it. Especially when those missed details involve people, names, GENDER, etc.

    Sigh… at least it makes decisions easier. Strike one, impersonal letter. Strike two, wrong name. Strike three, wrong gender… you’re out before you even got to the plate.

  • http://thebrandbuilder.blogspot.com olivier blanchard

    Ouch!

  • FI Chris

    I may be slightly responsible for that. I believe that gentleman (or someone on his behalf) called a few days ago. He asked for Mike Goot originally. After I told him Mike was no longer with us, he asked who “the current owner or president” was. Apparently he misunderstood when I pronounced Robbin’s name. On the other hand, if he had bothered to do the least amount of research about Brains on Fire on the Internet, I feel reasonably confident that he could have discovered the correct information even without a phone call. I mean, it’s not like it’s a secret. He must not have wanted to work with us that badly.

  • http://www.servantofchaos.com Gavin Heaton

    Hey, at least you got a letter. Many people can’t even be bothered writing one. If you are in the business of telling stories, you better be able to start with your own.

  • http://brainsonfire.com Robbin

    Hi Joshua! Always great to hear from you. Your way of getting in door was perhaps still one of my all time absolute favorites. Not because of the over the top flattery (okay — maybe that didn’t hurt) but just the way it found itself to us and eventually me. If I remember right, someone on the team stumbled on it and sent it around for everyone to see. The comments from your community were grea,t too. It had everyone here talking and wanting to meet you even before I laid eyes on it.
    Now that’s thinking in my opinion. There wasn’t a fit at the time, but we haven’t forgotten you.

    Gavin, you are right – a SHORT well written engaging letter usually draws me in.

  • Gammo

    “Dear Mr. Phillips?” Classic.