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SAMPLE EMPLOYMENT AD
ATTENTION SELF-STARTERS!
shown here will receive between 300 and
This is your opportunity to build In today’s economy, an ad like the one
success from the ground up. Enjoy 1000 responses! From this pool, between 6
the full training and technical sup- and 30 candidates will make it through the
port only a major financial ser- first screening to a personal meeting. Of
vices firm such as ours can offer as these, between two and six people will be
you help businesses and individu- called for a second interview. Two or three
als plan sound financial futures. will be selected as finalists. One will be
Write Terry Muldour, Daily hired.
Gazette, Box 34. Who will that be? Certainly not the
person who sends in a resume with Letter
2-1.
LETTER 2-1: RESUME COVER LETTER SENT IN RESPONSE
TO ADVERTISEMENT (POOR)

Dear Ms. Muldour:
In response to your ad in Sunday’s paper, I have enclosed my resume for your consideration. It is my
objective to obtain a position in the economic area of your company. I recently received my M.B.A. after
completing a B.S. in Economics with a Business minor. I have an extensive background and strong
working experience.
I would be very interested in working for your company due to the fact that it would permit me to utilize
my business and economic background. In my six years of study, I have developed my knowledge of
econometric analysis, price analysis, financial management, strategic marketing, and business
management. I am currently developing a paper on the treatment of trade tariff across county lines that
uses a dynamic process and a flexible functional form to determine the variables affecting treatments
among states. Working in a financial firm for several years enabled me to become a more committed
leader, a team player, a detail-oriented worker, and better communicator who is not afraid to devise and
implement effective strategic management theories. My responsibilities included researching the
backgrounds of individuals and companies wishing to open sizeable credit accounts overseas. In
addition, I have much additional working experience including being a management trainer and busboy
at a major dining establishment in New York City. I am a hard worker and a team player, as you will
see when you interview me. My resume highlights my educational and business background.
As delineated on my resume, I am fully functional in utilizing a complete range of microcomputing and
mainframe operations, including DOS, CPM, Lotus, Dbase III, DW370, Cobalt 500, Multimate, HG
graphics, EconoMix, and FinFax programs.
Enclosed is a copy of my resume for your consideration. Please don’t hesitate to contact me at any time
for an interview. I am certain that you’ll find it of great interest to meet me due to my natural leadership
qualities, vision, and solid experience in your area of business.
Sincerely,
Philip Tucker
Philip Tucker

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