November 2024, Milano
Application Frustration
Who Am I?
How can I tell you who I am on just one page?
How can a freshly printed CV, neatly formatted, show you what I’m truly capable of?
And how can I choose you—how can I know if you can offer what I need? If you’ll challenge me, stretch me, help me grow beyond what I know of myself?
How can I trust you?
And how can you trust me?
How do we trust anyone, in a world like this?
I wish we lived in a better world—one where authenticity mattered more than formatting, where connection meant more than credentials.
How do I convince you that I’m the right choice? That I’ll show up loyal, committed, and fiercely present?
That I want to fight—for you and with you—but only if we match.
Only if our beliefs align, if our values intersect, if there’s something real we can build together.
I think I match you.
Do you match me?
I want to tell you how eager I am to learn, how growth drives me.
I want to do that with you.
But I can’t fit that truth into bullet points and font sizes.
I communicate as a whole person—mind, voice, energy.
I need to see you, feel the exchange, see if there's more than what a document can reveal.
Can you make me better?
Can I grow with you?
Can I belong within you?
If we want to build something strong, we need more than forms and interviews.
We need a meeting of minds, and hearts.
We need a shared purpose.
So please—can I see you?
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