3169 33rd Street
Astoria, NY 11106
03/05/15
Candace Lee
Director of Talent Acquisition
Quirky
606 W 28th St Fl 7 New York, NY 10001
Dear Mrs. Lee,
I am interested in the Junior Graphic Designer position. While, I was researching for jobs in my field as a Graphic Designer, I came across Quirky. The idea of creating inventions by anyone with a creative and motivated mentality fascinates me.
I am a detail-oriented passionate Graphic Designer, who has developed design work to support the concepts and projects of start-up companies. Throughout my internship at Made in NY Media Center by IFP I worked on several projects including different versions that well-suited the company’s preference. I revamped their ad for Filmmaker Magazine, created various postcards, newsletters, as well as produced a poster to promote a member screening of an Independent Film. I am seeking a job position that explores my interest in design an look forward to working with an environment of spirited innovative minds.
My achievements and qualifications are specified in the attached resume. I await to meet with you and the Quirky community soon to further discuss the value I can bring to the company. I greatly appreciate your time and hope to hear from you.
Best Regards,
Valerien Yepes
BEFORE READING
The job ad most likely is in search of a graphic designer who is very creative and good at conceptual thinking who knows adobe creative cloud very well. Probably someone knowledgeable in mostly Adobe illustrator, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.
AFTER READING JOB LISTING
I believe most of the needs of the employer were addressed in the cover letter. The applicant mentions the company’s desire to have a highly conceptual thinker which is key. She also mentions her belief of the company’s Ideals and what they stand for. Other minor but valuable information was given such as attention to details and the authors experience out on the field of design, which is a huge competent the company is looking for. Some things that are lacking would be the mention of the author’s college degree, ability to handle deadlines or multitask, and how she could handle designing packages.
Does the letter make the person applying seem like a good applicant; an unappealing applicant; or an outstanding applicant?
So far this letter makes the applicant look good, with a few minor touches it could be outstanding.
Explain why and how you made the judgment in #3. If the applicant was not an outstanding candidate, explain what you think the author needs to do to get into a higher pile.
What the applicant needs to do to make it outstanding is to mention her college degree, (although not extremely necessary according to application), her ability to handle deadlines or multitask, and how she could handle designing packages.
Is the letter free of spelling, mechanical, and grammar errors? Let the author know about the errors you see.
The author’s cover letter is free of spelling and grammatical errors.
• Reverse Engineer the Letter: Without looking at the job ad/listing, read the letter. Then write down what you think the job ad says—you are reverse engineering the letter/ad by doing this—trying to see if you can figure out the job ad just from the letter.
I think this job says that the company called Quirky are seeking workers in the field of graphic designer, with work experience in graphic designing and a bachelor’s degree.
• Read the job ad. Were you close in your reverse engineering attempt? If you were, then the letter probably meets with some of the employer’s needs. If you weren’t, has the author missed understanding the employer’s needs? Or have they just emphasized certain things and overlooked others?
Yes, I was correct in my reverse engineering attempt.
• Does the letter make the person applying seem like a good applicant; an unappealing applicant; or an outstanding applicant?
The letter makes Valerien seems like an outstanding applicant.
• Explain why and how you made the judgment in #3. If the applicant was not an outstanding candidate, explain what you think the author needs to do to get into a higher pile.
I came to this judgment because she spoke about being detail oriented which I believe is a good skill to have.
• Is the letter free of spelling, mechanical, and grammar errors? Let the author know about the errors you see.
You have an unnecessary comma after the word “while” in the first sentence of the paragraph; you miss a comma in the third line after the word IFP.