Cover Letter
This is from a cover letter from a few years ago.
So it's a little outdated, but the background info about me is still accurate...
Attention: Hiring Manager
I am looking for a new job within Seattle (close to home). Here's a bit more about me...
After graduating high school, I accumulated over ten years of Customer Service experience working in a variety of industries and work environments, such as:
My success in these Customer Service roles has led to greater responsibilities, such as:
My passion for gaming eventually led to over six years of Quality Assurance Video Game Testing experience, Black Box and Grey Box testing, at clients such as Microsoft, Nintendo of America and WB Games. You’re welcome to review a detailed list of game projects I’ve worked on at my personal website at http://www.rexyoung.com/qa-game-testing/.
The trust engendered by my reliable work ethic also led to professional work in social media, such as:
My professional background inevitably involved clerical experience with fax machines, copiers, printers, the Microsoft Office suite (mostly Word, Excel and Outlook), and routers. My data entry speed starts at 65 WPM. I have frequently trained new hires on nearly every job, and I am accustomed to being a “go-to guy” when new staff needs help with anything.
Despite all the office work, I am not afraid of physical labor, such as:
I care about my team and about people in general. That’s why some of my spare time has been invested in:
If this is not enough information, contact me for my resume as it has more details. Let me know if you need a mature, responsible person on your team.
Sincerely,
Rex Young
"All will be revealed." - Andy Kaufman
Want my current resume? You gotta ask.
REX YOUNG
Greenwood / Bitter Lake Neighborhood
Seattle, Washington
Attention: Headhunters/Recruiters
Sometimes short-term employment is exactly what some folks need.
Hiring entire departments full of hundreds of "Perma-temps" year after year, is something else entirely.
If you are only offering temporary/contractor employment, then please be prepared to answer the question,
"How many years do you or your client intend to stay in business?"
The "gig" mentality of project-to-project employment has no future.
Short-changing the future of America's workers is bad for everybody.
Being a "Perma-temp" is not a career.