On Sunday, October 23, I led a workshop at the 2016 national conference for the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA). The conference, held in Indianapolis, brought together public relations (PR) students from across the country.

I had a packed room (about 300 students) during my session called “How to Write a Killer Job Application.” The lessons come straight out of my book, Wait, How Do I Write This Email?.

During the interactive workshop, I taught the students how to:

• quantify your experiences with hard numbers
• research employers/companies before you contact them
• use a cover letter to share a short story of success

My thanks to PRSSA and the students for being such an engaged audience. Here are the nine best tweets during my presentation. I’m so glad my main points came across!

Standing room only for @DannyHRubin session on writing a job-winning resume. #PRSSANC #GreatAdvice pic.twitter.com/Iptspeb3Z5

— Ron Culp (@Culpwrit) October 23, 2016

Absolutely FANTASTIC session. I feel inspired. Thank you thank you @DannyHRubin for your wise words. Can’t wait to share my story! #prssanc

— Sarah Deitz (@sarahtdeitz) October 23, 2016

Feeling inspired to go write my cover letter right now!! Great advice from @DannyHRubin #PRSSANC @PRSSASamford

— Hannah Garrett (@HJGarrett5) October 23, 2016

@DannyHRubin JUST CHANGED MY LIFE. So incredibly generous of you help us cover-letter our way into professional PR life! #Indy #CSUPRSSA

— Kelsie (@KelsieJane7) October 23, 2016

@DannyHRubin is so inspiring and will be the reason why I get a job! #LearningFromThePros #PRSSANC

— Emily Biffinger (@EmilyBiffinger) October 23, 2016

@DannyHRubin having me all inspired to go home and tell my story through my cover letter #PRSSANC #killerjobapplication

— Brianna Helm (@brianna_helm) October 23, 2016

DYING because I just want to redo my cover letter and resume now!!! So many tips! @DannyHRubin #PRSSANC

— Katie Austin (@katemande) October 23, 2016

@DannyHRubin just brought everyone in this room to an email epiphany. #PRSSANC

— SimpsonCollege PRSSA (@StormPRSSA) October 23, 2016

And my favorite…

Me working on cover letters after @DannyHRubin‘s session #PRSSANC pic.twitter.com/RaSlt5y9qs

— Briana Rinaldo (@BrianaRinaldo) October 23, 2016