EdwinRichards
462HomeSt.
NewYork,NY25435
(123)4560987
erichards@emailprovider.net
[Date]
Mr.RonaldSmith
SeniorHumanResourcesManager
InternationalCompanyCorp.
1ICCLn.
Houston,TX78682
DearMr.Smith,
ItiswithgreatinterestthatIwritedirectlytoyouabouttheadvertisedopeninginyourcompanyfor
thepositionofProjectManageratInternationalCompanyCorp.Theprospectofworkingwithsucha
celebratedindustryleaderasInternationalCompanyCorpisextremelyexciting,anditwouldbean
honortocontributethemyriadskillsI’vegatheredandhonedthroughoutmysixaccomplishedyears
ofexperiencetoyourorganization.
Forthepastfouryears,IhavebeenworkingasaprojectmanageratDomesticBusinessCo.witha
tremendousamountofsuccessinallaspectsofprojectmanagement,fromdetailedbudgetanalyses,
performancereviews,andoverseeingandapprovingresourceallocation,tocoordinatingdirectly
withclientsonbehalfofthecompany.MysuccessatDBChasbeenrecognizedonanumberof
occasions,includingbeingawardedthe‘MostProductiveProjectManageroftheYear’distinctionin
2012aswellas2013.
Accordingtomyresearch,InternationalCompanyCorp.hasconsistentlymanagedtoincreaseits
projectloadeachquarterandstrengthenitsalreadylaudablepositionintheindustry.Moreover,an
increasingnumberofthoseprojectsfocusontwoareasinparticular:renewableenergyandthe
economicrevitalizationoflowincomeurbanareas.Ihaveoverseenanumberofprojectsfrom
inceptiontocompletionthatdealdirectlywithbothofthoseendeavors,aboutwhichIamvery
passionate.Infact,Ihavedirectexperiencewithtwospecificprojectswhereinrenewableenergyand
urbanrevitalizationeffortsintersected.InlightofbothmyexpertiseandICC’srecentendeavors,I
stronglyfeelIwouldbequiteanassettoInternationalCompanyCorp.—ahighlyrespectable
companywhereinIfeelmyparticularskillsetwillmakearealdifferenceinkeepingICCaheadofits
competitorsforyearstocome!
Thankyou,Mr.Smith,fortakingthetimetoconsidermyqualificationsandthepotentialvalueI
wouldbringtoICC.Ilookforwardtospeakingwithyoufurther,andamavailableat(123)4560987
foranyadditionalinformationortodiscussanythingspecific.
Onceagain,thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration.
Sincerely,
(Signature)
EdwinRichards
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