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LETTER 5-117: RELOCATING SENIOR EXECUTIVE (COMPOSITE LETTER)
This letter blends key points from five others to suit a relocating senior executive’s specific
talents and accomplishments.
Name, Title
Company Name
Company Address
City, State ZIP
Dear Mr./Ms. (Name):
Because I have long admired your achievement in building a successful Opening from
company, I was dismayed to learn of your recent layoffs. In today’s economy, Letter 5-8
such a situation presents the vexing conundrum: how to maximize
opportunities for growth with diminished human resources?
To move forward powerfully, effectively, and rapidly, today’s The next two
employees must align themselves with common goals and with
common ways to achieve these goals. paragraphs are
from Letter
Invariably, in promoting the concept of goal-oriented performance
management, the organizations with which I have worked were pleased to 5-107.
discover that what’s missing in many other quality initiatives is precisely what
I have learned in over 16 years of building high-performance teams. I have
combined my methodology with the tools of quality and process management
to create a synergy that is far superior to either approach standing alone.
This background arms me to lead a firm such as yours in generating results as This section is
impressive as those I helped my current organization achieve:
from Letter
-Margins surpassing industry averages by 23%. 5-84.
-Operations productivity 45% over previous levels.
-Domestic market share growth exceeding 30%.
From Letters
Having recently engineered the downsizing of our business-to-business 5-43 and
Marketing Services area, I am now anxious to apply my expertise to situations 5-44
in which the pace of growth and opportunity represents more of a challenge.
I will be relocating to the Seattle area shortly. It would be a privilege to meet Adapted from
with you personally to discuss the opportunity to add to your team. I will Letter 5-68
follow up by calling you soon to schedule an appointment.
Sincerely,

Name
Telephone

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