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TELLING A S TORY

Whenever y ou c an, t ell a b rief s tory i n y our c over l etter. A w ell c rafted s tory t hat t ells h ow y ou

solved o ne o f t he j ob d escriptions n eeds i nvites y our r eader t o r elate t o y ou i mmediately,

because y ou r elated t o t heir n eeds! T his i s a n e ffective s trategy e ven i f y ou h ave l ittle

experience. S howing t hat y ou h ave a c lear u nderstanding o f w hat a c ompany n eeds o r d oes

allows t he r eader t o s ee y ou a s a m ember o f t he t eam.

Here’s a n e xample o f u sing a S TORY t o r elate t o t he c ompany n eeds. T his j ob s eeker i s a r ecent

college g raduate, b ut h as a l ife h istory m atch f or t he n eeds o f t he o rganization c reating a

connection.

Dear M r. S pecific N ame

My d eep r ooted p assion f or i nternational t ravel w ill e nable m e t o s erve a s y our i nternational

consultant b ased i n J apan. I ’ve h ad a l ife-‐long p assion f or i nternational t ravel a nd a c uriosity f or

investigating o ther c ultures. A s a c hild, m y g randparents f illed m y c uriosity a bout t he w orld w ith

brightly c olored p ostage s tamps f or m y c ollection, b eautiful p ost c ards o f p laces I v owed t o o ne

day s ee, a nd a r oom f ull o f d olls d ressed i n v arious n ative c ostumes. M y f irst o verseas a dventure

occurred w hen I w as 1 2 w hen I t raveled w ith t hem f or t he s ummer v isiting s everal E uropean

countries. I w as a n e xchange s tudent i n J apan d uring m y s enior y ear o f h igh s chool a nd i n c ollege

I c ompleted a t hree m onth i nternship w ith a b usiness c onsulting c ompany i n T aiwan.

As a n ew g raduate i n i nternational t rade a nd c onsulting, I c an o ffer y our c ompany e xpertise i n

meeting a nd e xceeding y our e xport/import n eeds. M y s uperb o rganization s kills, f irm

understanding o f g lobal t rade r egulations, a nd a wareness o f t he b ottom l ine p roved h ighly

beneficial i n m y r ecent i nternship w ith L o S ung I mports. A dditionally I b ring t he f ollowing

experiences a nd s kills t o t he p osition:

o Ability t o m anage p ost t rade f ollow u p o n d elivery, q uality s pecification, r egulatory i ssues,

and c hange o rders

o Experience w ith i nternational t ravel a nd l iving a broad a nd c ollaborating w ith i ndividuals

from v arious c ultures w ith v aried c ommunication s kills, w ork h abits, a nd e xpectations.

o Strong w ork e thic c ombined w ith t he a bility t o p erform i n h igh p ressure, f ast p aced

environments w ith l ong h ours.

o Fluency i n T aiwanese, J apanese, a nd E nglish

o Outstanding c omputer s kills w ith p articular e xpertise i n M icrosoft P roject M anager

My M asters i n I nternational B usiness, p revious w ork e xperience, a nd s kills l iving a broad, c oupled

with m y p roblem s olving a nd a ction d riven l eadership s kills m ake m e a n i deal c andidate f or t he

consulting p osition y ou a re s eeking. M y c hildhood d ream o f g lobal t ravel h as t ransformed m e

into a c ompetent p rofessional r eady t o c arry t he m ission o f y our c ompany f orward o n t he g lobal

stage. I l ook f orward t o t he i nvitation t o s peak w ith y ou o n h ow I m ay c ontribute t o t he s uccess

of y our c ompany. T hank y ou i n a dvance f or y our c onsideration.

Sincerely

Jane J ob S eeker

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