Letter to the CEO

Dear Mr. Smith,

I want to applaud you on the success of XYZ Corporation, and the winning team you've assembled. I had the pleasure of meeting with several of your leaders - Jane Jones and Carl Peterson and Amy Dickson - five weeks ago, and was impressed by the caliber of your staff, and their insight with respect to your business opportunities and challenges.

As that meeting was a job interview, and because I know how strongly XYZ Corp values its relationships with the local "talent population" and with the community, I was at first surprised to hear nothing more from either your line-management or HR staff, despite repeated inquiries. At first, I thought that my paperwork had perhaps been misfiled.

Eventually, I realized that your organization has developed a complex and cutting-edge process to weed out less-than-serious new hires. You want people to show commitment! I get it! Thus, I'm writing to you, the CEO, to let you know that despite what may look like rudeness and unprofessionalism on the part of your management squad, I'm hanging in there! I'll continue to write to you, proving my dedication to the cause of joining your workforce, stepping up from snail-mail letters to FedEx letters and voicemail messages, until I convince you of my perseverance and can't-give-up attitude. I can see that that's what you're looking for!

Thanks for listing the members of your Board of Directors on your website - that will make it easier for me to launch communication campaigns with each of them also, further proving my suitability for inclusion in your staff. This morning I attended a job-seekers' meeting at the local outplacement firm, and heard from a large number of other people who've had an experience similar to mine with your organization. We're all starting letter-writing campaigns! Thanks for inspiring us to action! People say that when you're job-hunting, and you're waiting for a company to give you an answer, there's nothing you can do. But of course there is! You can do what I'm doing, and set yourself apart from other job-seekers by going to the Big Man himself - you.

I am ready to start work on Monday. Great job dreaming up this "show us what you're made of" selection process. My sister found your home address, so that's a big plus for me. Your company will excel in the marketplace by hiring only the most tenacious job-seekers, like me - just wait and see! Have a great weekend!

Yours,

Joe Taylor - Marketing Research Pro
Future Employee, XYZ Corp