Friday, January 29, 2010

stupid cover letters

So I had applied for a job in the education department of a museum. I get an e-mail today saying "Here's the job description, send us the specifics of how you fit it, if we don't hear from you by 10:00 EST (9:00 central) by tomorrow we'll assume you're not interested". Essentially asking for a 2nd cover letter.

Here's the thing. This job description was the most DETAILED thing I have ever seen in my whole freaking life. It went on for 3 pages. It even said that the person would be required to make coffee for volunteers! Seriously? MAKING COFFEE in the job description?

Anyway since I want a job I knew I had to write a 2nd cover letter. So I just spent the past 2 hours freaking out over what the heck to say. But I finally did it. And I sent it. I don't know that it was any good. The 2nd cover letter might just get me tossed out. Or it could get me an interview, as I was willing to do the work - that may be their way to weed people out, who knows. But by god I addressed everything I could that was in that job description as concisely as I could. All my skills, condensed. Willing to work weekends. Comfortable with dress codes and small spaces. Passed a federal background check (they don't have to know it took 1/2 of my internship this summer to do it, right?) and willing to do another one. I even put in that I have about 10 years of experience making coffee - who knew I'd be grateful for the years of Mom going "Katherine. Go get me a cup of coffee"?

So we'll see what happens. It's out of my hands now. Totally in theirs.

Keep your fingers crossed for this and the 15 (yes you read that right - 15) jobs I'm applying to right now. Well technically 3 aren't till March. And there'll probably be more between now and then. But still, 15 jobs on my radar right now. Keep praying for me and keep your fingers crossed that a full time job comes through.

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