This is a page from the packet I FedEx’ed to Magellan’s on July 6, 2010:
Activity log
Here is a log of my contacts, successful and not, with Magellan’s so far:
| July 6, 2010: | Sent packet to Mark Gallo |
| June 28, 2010: | Received email from Joseph Dolac, that Alyssa had resigned |
| June 28, 2010: | Left voice mail for Alyssa, about Merchandise Planning Mgr position |
| June 24, 2010: | Left voice mail for Alyssa, about Merchandise Planning Mgr position |
| June 23, 2010: | Saw listing for HR Manager on Magellan’s website, emailed Joseph to ask if Alyssa had left |
| June 9, 2010: | Came to Magellan’s office to hand-deliver app for Merchandise Planning Mgr position to Alyssa Baris |
| June 7, 2010: | Emailed application for the Merchandise Planning Manager position to HR |
| June 4, 2010: | Email exchange with Joseph Dolac, asked him who to deliver Merchandise Planning Mgr app to |
| May 18, 2010: | Emailed Joseph Dolac, to see if he could introduce me to someone from Ops side of the business |
| May 11, 2010: | Snail mailed my application for the Travel Gear Specialist Lead position to HR |
| May 10, 2010: | Emailed my application for the Travel Gear Specialist Lead position to HR |
| April 30, 2010: | Email exchange with Joseph Dolac, asking him if I was reading up on correct Product Development cycle info |
| April 27, 2010: | Emailed link to third video to Magellan’s website’s customer service contact form, got a confirmation email from “Yvonne E.” that they were forwarding it to the “Newsletter crew” |
| April 12, 2010: | Mailed a copy of the book Linchpin to Joseph Dolac |
| April 9, 2010: | Emailed link to second video to Magellan’s website’s customer service contact form, ATTN: Mark Gallo, got a call from Joseph Dolac, but I wasn’t what he needed for the Hard Goods Buyer position. |
| April 5, 2010: | Posted second video to website, sent link via email, but got no response |
| April 2, 2010: | Posted first video to website, sent link via email, but got no response |
| March 30, 2010: | Applied for Hard Goods Buyer via Craigslist |
The contents of the FedEx packet:
Section 1:
Letter to Mark Gallo
Section 2:
My qualifications
I will do much more for you, too
Cover letter to Alyssa Baris
My resume
References
What others say
Section 3:
Earplugs as a gateway drug
Improving the newsletter
Stealing an idea from Zappos
Section 4:
Three reasons why I want to work at Magellan’s
I love travel
I love multi-channel retailing
I love Santa Barbara
The clincher
Section 5:
Activity log