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
Three reasons:
- I love travel: My wife Fati and I both travel a lot. She’s from Istanbul, so we have a home and family there, and we go back and forth often. I love travel gear, and get plenty of opportunities to use it!
- Multi-channel retailing: I love working in multi-channel retailing, especially ecommerce, because it is an exciting and rapidly-growing business.
- Santa Barbara: Fati and I both LOVE the Santa Barbara area. She lived in SB for 7 years before we met, and we both love being there. There’s ocean for her, mountains for me. Gotta love that!
Plus the clincher:
For the next stage of my career, I want to be with a company I can grow with for years as the company’s needs evolve.
So for me, Magellan’s is Ground Zero of cool places to work.
See more at mattkrause.com/threereasons and 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