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Day 18 - The cover letter I'd like to write

To my future employer,

Why do I want this job? I don't. And let's be honest. You probably don't want yours, either. Sure, there are a bunch of "alpha" males out there who think they want to work all the time, but what are we doing? We created credit scores and smog, but we could have been reveling in the nature around us instead of working against it.

WAIT WAIT. LET ME TRY AGAIN.

To a prospective employer,

I joke about being a personality hire, but the reality is that I can be 2 things at once. Not only will I liven up the place by encouraging my coworkers to celebrate holidays like National Creamsicle Day (August 14, by the way) and using too many gifs in the team chat, but I will also work really hard. I know a lot of people tell you that but take a look at that resume. I have experience in K-12 education, higher education, hospitality, property insurance, auto insurance, health insurance, and project management. I'm probably forgetting something, but my point is this - I started at each and every one of those jobs not knowing what tf I was doing, and by the time I left each of those, I had coworkers and bosses that would tell you "what a pleasure she is to have in class." Wait, at work. Whatever, same concept.

I'm hoping for a remote job, but if you need me in-person, you should know I'm bringing snacks with me. I'm not just talking the "she brought both animal crackers and gummy worms" kind of snacks; but the "hey, I tried a new bread recipe last night, do you want some?" I'll bring in chocolate on July 7 for World Chocolate Day, and cupcakes for my own birthday.

I bring the kind of dedication to a workplace that can be described in a few examples. My sister and I do Wordle and Connections every morning. My current Wordle streak is 73 days, but my highest streak is 117 days! We're pretty good at Wordle, and we share our result every day. Connections, however, is an exercise in pure frustration. What is my current streak? How dare you ask. My max streak? A meager 10 days. But guess what? I do it every morning, even though it is hard. I do it every morning and share my results whether I was successful or not. I think this speaks to my ability to persevere.

You're not convinced? Ok, then my other example is that in every job or new role I've taken on in the past 5 years, I've created an acronym dictionary. I start collecting the acronyms that your industry or organization uses, and I keep them in OneNote so I can refer back to them and become self-sufficient as quickly as possible. Once I have that list started, I always share it out. Sometimes it is to other new employees or members, and sometimes to existing ones who are new to a department. I do find that this helps me work, and by sharing it out, my bosses know I am trying and my coworkers know that I am here as a partner.

I know you have a lot of options when it comes to hiring, but I appreciate you considering me. I would appreciate it more if you offered me the job, but I'll let you think that over. That said, my dogs are used to a certain lifestyle, so please don't think for too long.

If you need any other information about what I would bring to the job, please reach out! I interview a lot better than I cover letter, so hopefully you take me up on that! And please don't stare at the resume for too long - it has my work history, but not my work potential.

Hopefully chat soon,
Stephanie

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