I composed this cover letter this morning in response to a Craigslist ad for a "Corporate Trainer." I got a call back within 2 hours. Sadly, they started with the travel requirements of the job which were just too high for me. But I was still excited to get the call. Thought I'd share the cover letter.

I'm an excellent cook. That's got nothing to do with training, but after reading 1,500 cover letters, I hope you'll find it's different than the same old opening. It also means I'm not only confident in my job-related skills, but I can sweeten the pot with some awesome dishes at office potlucks.

While it's been a while since I was on stage, I emceed the open mic at a major Los Angeles comedy club in the late 1980s, and in the 90s I presented online marketing seminars to business groups around Los Angeles. I am comfortable and natural speaking in front of large groups on a variety of topics.

I also have extensive writing experience, experience with documentation and courseware development, and solid web development and content management experience.

I've attached my resume and I believe you'll find that my broad range of experience and skills makes your task of finding the right person for this job that much easier.

So, someone really didn't set his search parameters right at CareerBuilder because he e-mailed me invitations to a Panda Express job fair twice.
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