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Amanda Kelly

5544 W. Elm Street

Chicago, Illinois 60616

312-521-1212/akelly@uchicago.edu

April 1, 2011

Ms. Mary Smith

Human Resources Director

World Hunger

Lloyd Senate Office Building

Washington, DC, 20510

Dear Ms. Smith:

I am applying for the position of Policy Analyst, recently posted by your office to the Career Services

database at the Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. I will graduate with my Masters in Public Policy

from the University of Chicago in June 2011, and I am confident that my education and professional

background well qualify me to make a substantial contribution to your organization.

My experiences and values are a strong match for this position. I am specifically interested in your

organization’s focus on social injustice and poverty in Latino neighborhoods.

Analytical Skills

Through completion of master’s thesis, consistently met self-imposed deadlines and produced

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work praised by faculty advisors.

Conducted literature review of 39 articles and books, mastering extensive quantities of statistical

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information.

Identified issues to further explore in the area of minority poverty in urban locations.

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Leadership Skills

• As President of the Students for Haitian Relief Club, set fundraising goal of $10,000.

• Led project team in recruiting student donors.

• Capitalized on rivalry between dorms to create competition-based fundraiser, exceeding original

goal and resulting in $12,000 in donations.

These experiences will enhance my ability to acquire expertise in a short timeframe and devise creative

paths to reach challenging goals. I believe working as a consultant in your organization will allow me to

apply my rigorous analytical training to generating resolutions to the issues of poverty, inequality, and

social injustice.

I welcome the opportunity to learn more about the policy analyst position and discuss my quantitative,

analytical, and leadership skills in more depth. I look forward to hearing from you and can be reached via

phone (312) 444-2323 or email mychicago@uchicago.edu. Thank you for your consideration. I will

follow up with you in one week to ensure you received my application materials.

Sincerely,

Amanda Kelly

Fall 2011

Please n otify J andi K elly ( Jandi@uchicago.edu) w ith u pdated/additional i nformation.

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