This is a page from the packet I FedEx’ed to Magellan’s on July 6, 2010:
Why I want to work at Magellan’s
The clincher
Magellan’s is the kind of place I want to bring my “art” to for the next 10 years.
Bring me on, and you will get not only someone who can rock your planning needs today, but someone about whom, 5 and 10 years down the road, after the business has gone through places no one would have expected, you will say, “Thank god we hired that guy.”
Linchpin, one of my favorite books of recent years, is about bringing your art to your work. Not just your brains, but your heart and soul, too.
See more at mattkrause.com/alyssabaris
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