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Scorned candidate pens Eminem inspired letter to employer

Scorned candidate pens Eminem inspired letter to employer

A jobseeker with a flair for early noughties rap has penned an epic letter to a potential employer, based on the lyrics of Eminem’s macabre hit Stan.

In the original song Eminem chronicles the desperate musings of Stan, a mega-fan obsessed with the rapper, who writes him a series of letters which become increasingly aggressive the longer they remain unanswered by the artist.

Lewis Kenny, who lists himself as a part-time poet on his Facebook profile, re-wrote the lyrics, chronicling his journey of applying, re-applying and eventually being rejected and boarding a plane to Australia in desperation.

Kenny modernised the lyrics, with references which both jobseeker and recruiter can relate to. He wrote: “Dear Employers, I wrote you but still ain't callin'

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