Grant Sharples on Hiring

I remember wanting to be a full-time music journalist when I graduated college in 2019, and it just sucks watching the field get more and more precarious as time goes on. Solidarity with all the writers getting laid off at P4K. This is so dire.

457 likes8 repliesPosted Jan 17, 2024

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Why it worked

Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.
Short sentences keep the pace up, so the reader never has to re-read a line.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: personal, concrete
Mechanisms: Specificity
Written for: Hiring managers and founders

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