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LETTER 5-46: SALES—JOBHOPPER—JOB LOSS
Here’s an effective way to turn a negative into a positive. This jobhunter has held a string of
jobs, but discusses this openly as a benefit to the reader.

Sales Manager
The Yellow Pages RE: Your City Times
P.O. Box 1111 ad for a Sales Rep
Lansing, MI 09876
To the Sales Manager:
I suspect you’ll find very few candidates with a background such as
mine—and it’s one I’d like to put to work on your behalf.
As you’ll see on the enclosed resume, the depth of my experience in
sales offers you the opportunity to hire a real pro who needs little or no
training and who is comfortable and successful with cold canvassing.
Moreover, having worked as a Sales Representative in a variety of
industries, I have the background to construct sales pitches meaningful to
the variety of different businesses that advertise in The Yellow Pages ...
to turn interest into revenue for you. It is only due to the long-term economic
volatility (resulting in downsizing, layoffs, mergers, and business failures)
that I have held positions at numerous companies. However, it is this fact
that allows me to offer you such an unusual breadth of experience.
A personal interview would allow me to demonstrate my talents. I look
forward to hearing from you so that we can schedule a meeting.
Sincerely,

Reed L. Larson
(555) 765-4321

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