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A+ Engineering cover letter
Dear Ms. Johnson,
I would like to request your consideration for the position of iPhone Game Developer, which I saw
advertised on CareerCup.com. I was particularly excited to see an opening within the Swords team,
as this is one of what I consider to be the most addictive games. I’ve nearly uninstalled it from my
phone but, well, I just couldn’t. While the game play is fantastic as a whole, I’ve been particularly
impressed with how the game leverages the iPhone features to implement realistic collisions.
When I picked up the job description, I knew that not only was the position a perfect match for my
interests, but I was a perfect match for its requirements. I have over three years of experience with
writing mobile games, and pride myself on having an artistic eye despite being “just” a developer. I
would love the opportunity to utilize both the artistic and the technical aspects of my brain. My
games have been shipped to three mobile platforms, with over 100,000 downloads on the iPhone
itself.
Additionally, I place high value on the long-term maintainability of a code base, and have
implemented systems at my previous company to improve code quality. Most notably, I restructured
our coding cycle to match industry best standards. Gone were the days of bang-it-out; developers
needed to write design documents for any external APIs and have them peer reviewed by at least
two people. All source must be code reviewed before being checked in. Bugs at the “critical” level
dropped 19 percent with implementation of this new system.
I think that Swords and I could have a wonderful working relationship; we’re compatible down to
the last little detail.
I look forward to talking with you more about this opportunity. Please contact me at
206-555-9323.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Gayle Laakmann
Reprinted from, The Google Resume, Wiley; 1 edition (March 1, 2011)
Why do you want to
work here, or want
this job, or both
Emphasize your top
skills, abilities and
competencies that
led to a quantifiable
accomplishment (s)
or result(s) –as
related to the job
[adding appropriate
humor and a bit of
personality is
appropriate]
Respectable close
asking for the
interview…You could
also mention a date
and time when you
will follow-up