Chandra W atkins|4 C hurch S treet|Sometown, N J 0 8888|(555)555-‐5555
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Mr. S tephan S check
Innovation
6553 C arlisle D rive, S uite 3 00
Los A ngeles, C A 9 0048
Dear M r. S check,
I w ould l ike t o a pply f or a s ummer i nternship p osition w ith I nnovation. I l earned o f y our c ompany
through t he p lacement c enter a t U niversity o f M issouri.
I a m c urrently m ajoring i n a rchitecture a t t he U niversity o f M issouri a nd w ill r eceive m y d egree t his
spring. W hile I h ave a c omprehensive a rchitectural b ackground, m y e mphasis i s o n r ehabilitation a nd
renovation. I f eel t hat y our f irm p laces p rominence i n s imilar a reas a nd h aving t he p rivilege o f s erving a s
an i ntern w ith y ou w ill g ive m e t hat f urther e xposure I n eed t o a dvance m y c areer.
Upon g raduating, I h ope t o w ork f or a f irm t hat s pecializes i n r ehabilitation a nd r enovation a rchitectural
development a nd e ventually s tart m y o wn f irm. W ith t he r ight o pportunities a nd e xperience t o c utting
edge p rojects a nd d esigns, I b elieve I c an a chieve t his g oal. I h ope t o w ith y our f irm’s h elp.
I p reviously h eld a s ummer i nternship a t S mithers & A ssociates, a S t. L ouis-‐based a rchitecture f irm.
While t here, I u sed C AD t echnology t o h elp d esign f loor p lans f or a m ulti-‐level r etail s pace. I a lso u sed
the d rafting t echniques I l earned o n t he D igital T errain M onitor ( DTM) t o a ssist o n t he r edesign o f a
movie t heater i n d owntown S t. L ouis. T his c ould b e o f i nterest t o y ou, a s I r ecently r ead o n y our w ebsite
that I nnovations w ill b e r enovating t hree e ntertainment v enues i n t he c oming y ear.
I w ould l ike t he o pportunity t o m eet w ith y ou t o d iscuss a ny i nternship o pportunities y ou m ight h ave.
Please l et m e k now i f y ou h ave a ny q uestions o r w ould l ike t o s ee s ome w ork s amples. Y ou c an r each m e
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Thank y ou f or y our c onsideration.
Sincerely,
Chandra W atkins