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For anyone who has had the grievous task of summing up the core of their experience and extracting suitable parts of their personality to submit in a cover letter, author Joey Comeau’s novel, Overqualified, is a breath of fresh air.”
For anyone who has had the grievous task of summing up the core of their experience and extracting suitable parts of their personality to submit in a cover letter, author Joey Comeau’s novel, Overqualified, is a breath of fresh air. Despite numerous failed attempts to secure employment with big name companies like Goodyear and American Express, Comeau takes matters into his own hands and writes cover letters that include little about his qualifications but instead focus on his personal life, including the tragic death of his younger brother Adrian, his lousy luck with women, and his inability to speak French. Complete with the same kind of appeal as Post Secret and Found Magazine, Overqualified has a voyeuristic feel to it. A lucky few will actually receive one of his letters in the mail, while the rest of us will have to wait to read his book, which is slated for release in April 2009.
Comeau’s ability to engage his readers and speak largely about himself without sounding egotistical adds to the appeal of Overqualified. Each cover letter provides insight into the author’s life and strips away layers of insecurity which ultimately exposes a cleverly written story worth reading again and again. The next time a person submits his or her resumé to a company or pursues a love interest out of their league, Comeau’s words will echo in their ears: “We can make the world a better place for the broken.”
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