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Evangelical foodie. New media junkie. Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. INFP - The Idealist. 
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Cover letters & resume sent to 9(!) jobs this week. Wrote an unconventional letter for the Eats.com posting, hope it amuses them :)

Dear C,

I have reason to believe that someone at Eats has been stalking me and created the perfect job for my eclectic combination of passions. I will make my case in the form of a bullet-point list.

• "You are super organized." I personally created a documentation and tracking system at my current job that brought the program's audit score from failing up to 97%. Ask me in for an interview and I will show you how I have organized Evernote on my iPhone according to "Getting Things Done" methodology. Type A personalities adore my spreadsheets.
• "You love everything about food." I have committed myself to trying at least one new restaurant, and cooking one new recipe with an ingredient I have yet to try every week. And then I blog, Yelp, or tweet about it. Check out my "Live 4 Food" albums on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chinkerfly/collections/72157622239721022/) for further food fanatic cred.
• "You are really interested in new media." I created and managed two websites while living in China. I have multiple awesomely organized RSS readers, one of which is even public (http://www.netvibes.com/chinkerfly#Preoccupations). My Facebook profile pic is of me Photoshopped seamlessly into a martini glass.
• "You enjoy working with college-age interns and you have the ability to manage several at one time." Been there, done that. Loved it.
• "You are always on the ball. When someone asks you a question, you immediately know the answer. You are able to communicate with all types of people."  I could give you a long list of people I have worked with who can confirm all of the above. If I do not "immediately" know the answer to something I certainly know how to Google it.
• "You are fun!" Like an open fire hydrant in a NY summer heat wave. Goshdarnit people like me.

And finally, to prove that I can be serious too, I have attached my resume. Even if the position has been filled, I hope you will get in touch with me, I would love to stop by and meet more incurable foodies!

Best,
Thalia

Comments (1)

Sep 22, 2009
Wing said...
How can anyone not want to hire you after reading this letter? If I run Eats.com, I'll create a job just for you

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