Leonardo da Vinci was the ultimate Renaissance man--a genius by anyone"s standards. The Italian polymath excelled as a painter, a sculptor, an inventor, an engineer, an architect, a musician, a scientist, a mathematician, a botanist, an anatomist, and a geologist. He created what is arguably the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa, as well as the first known design for a helicopter.
But Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci had another, hidden talent--the man knew exactly what to say in a cover letter and resume.
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In 1482, the 30-year-old da Vinci, hungry for work, wrote to Ludovico il Moro, the Duke of Milan. And that letter has valuable lessons for today"s job seekers. (You can take a look at da Vinci"s letter here--a full translation appears at the bottom of this article.) Stephen Viscusi, the author of "Bulletproof Your Job" and the CEO of Bulletproof Your Resume, provided his expert analysis of da Vinci"s letter and revealed what we can learn from this great thinker.
Q: First of all, is this document a cover letter or a resume?
Viscusi: Actually, it"s both. And it"s perfect. He includes the personalized element of a cover letter with elements of a resume. More people today should consider morphing their cover letters and resumes. Employers today get so many resumes that they hardly have time to read them.
Q: What do you think of the letter overall?
Viscusi: Leonardo da Vinci was clearly a creative genius even with this kind of task, because he understood what not enough people today do--that bosses or companies want to sense your loyalty, your ability to make them look good, and your ability to protect them. The one major theme seen throughout da Vinci"s cover letter is that he has the boss"s back. Credentials and qualifications are not as important.
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