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LETTER 5-9: AD RESPONSE—GENERAL—STUDENT
Director, Human Resources
P.O. Box 1111
City Times Good opening when ad does
Brigham City, AK 09876 not provide a name.

To the Director of Human Resources:
Four years in college and what have I learned? Plenty! Plenty that I can
apply directly to the entry-level position you advertised in this Sunday’s
City Times.

The drive to focus and achieve: Your firm’s success depends upon the
ability of your staff to grasp a problem, evaluate the best way to solve it,
and then work until the solution is in hand. This is precisely the process
I followed all four years to graduate with a 3.80 average.
Flexibility and creativity: A business gets stale when it recycles the
same ideas time and time again. When you hire me, you get someone
who thinks for himself, and who is not afraid to suggest new ways to
approach a task, as I did as the Student Representative responsible for
researching and updating State University’s Ethics Standards to reflect
the difficult issues facing today’s students and faculty.
The ability to work with a diverse population: Having been raised in
a multiethnic environment, educated in a multicultural institution, and
with a degree in Psychology, I am well equipped to interact productively
with customers and staff from a variety of backgrounds, with a range of
priorities, and from the stockroom to senior management.
An interview would grant me the opportunity to demonstrate my
abilities. I will call you soon to see if we might meet. Or you can reach
me at the number listed below.

Thank you in advance for considering me.
Sincerely,

R. Alexander Conen
(555) 456-7890

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