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I would imagine the pluses
would far outweigh the

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minuses, or why else would
I be here today?

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Based on the job description
and my assessment of your

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corporate culture, I would
imagine that one plus would

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be the informal,
family-like atmosphere.

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The employees seem to
genuinely like each other

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and care about the success of
each other and the company.

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Another plus would be the
contact with the public.

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I enjoy meeting new people
and helping them make

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decisions, which is one of the
reasons I chose this career.

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As far as minuses go, I can
foresee only one

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possible minus.

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Because everyone appears so
close here, it might be

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difficult for a new person
to adapt and fit in.

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However, I do not foresee
this happening to me once

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I join your team.

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I bring a background that
includes a related degree

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and several years experience
in a similar position with

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another company.

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The contacts I have already
made in my previous position

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will help me be
productive immediately.

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This particular position has
a lot of room for innovation

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and creativity.

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I usually go well beyond the
basic job requirements and

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try to add considerable value
to the organization I work for.

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I am very excited about this
opportunity and am looking

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forward to start working for
you as soon as possible.

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From the research I've
conducted, I learned that

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your company has a wide and
diverse product line.

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Your service people are known
as the best in the business,

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according to the book
"Looking for Excellence. "

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The combination of your
quality products and services

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makes your company
enticing to me.

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With the drastic downsizing
that your company has gone

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through during the past two
years, many of your employees

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are wondering if their jobs
will be the next to go.

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Effective communication
between management and

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employees would be of great
help in this situation.

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I have read your
annual reports and

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company newsletters.

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I have also read several
magazine articles about

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your company.

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I learned that your company
is one of the leaders in our

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field, and I would very
much like to become part

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of your team.

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I was excited to learn that
your company will be 50 years

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old next year.

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This means that plans for
the Golden Anniversary

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celebration should
begin soon.

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I would very much like
to be a part of the

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planning committee.

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I look forward to meeting
some of the company's former

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leaders, especially your
former president.