Put me in, coach! (updated 5/23)

Dear Employer,

What you are paying for is movement and thought.  I have been perfecting a brisk walking speed on incline for two years.  Further, I practice LSAT and MCAT questions regularly.  Additionally, I have devised creative ways to memorize even the most monotonous types of information.  So if you consider my mental and physical agility combined with my service experience, I think that you will be hard-pressed to find a better human product (or humaduct).

According to the Career Direct Guidance System Report that I took in college (I took it three times, and I can proffer two of them for examination.), I am most suited for a career in management.  However, I consider this proclivity or disposition as an indicator of my reliability in whatever pursuit I decide to take on, and not a preordained career path. The truth is that I'm open to various ventures where I can make something better.  My enjoyment for innovation is not a delusional byproduct of circumstance, but a passion that I have found to traverse every area of my existence.  In fact, in a VALS survey that I completed my dominant approach to life is as an experiencer with a particular emphasis on innovation.   The result of such a nature has inclined me to devise initiatives to enhance flow management while with Aldi—and, as you will read, I have a track record of making processes more efficient elsewhere, too.  

I can do for you what I have done in my previous positions: (a) I will create a better way to conduct a process and share my observations and refinements in writing.  (b) I can provide visual aids (e.g. training videos) for clarification, or to supplement the written word.  (c) I can elaborate on the psychological processes, once immersed in a situation, of why wrong processes get assimilated into the flow, and I can provide creative solutions for implementation to amend flawed processes.  The following information will lend further insight into what I am capable of doing, in that I have done it before. 

At Aldi, there was never a day that we weren’t trying to implement the most efficient way of completing a task (if you’re dismayed with contractions, then you certainly won’t appreciate short-speak, which is something that I refined while with Aldi).  Whether it was keeping my work footprint small, giving heed to customer concerns, or just proper etiquette, consideration of others was a skill that I nurtured from day to day.  Another skill that I honed was balancing efficiency and customer service so well that I surpassed performance metrics and customer expectations on a regular basis.  Also, Instacart was brought in-house, so I have vast experience shopping orders and delivering them to customers.  Given my disciplined nature, my knack for detail, and my practical out-of-the-box insights, I believe that I am a catalyst for positive change and a beacon for replication.  If I had to do one thing over again, I would have solicited permission from the store manager and district manager to introduce practical refinements and considerations to new employees during a twenty-minute store tour called Up To Speed.  I am proud of my long-standing tenure with Aldi and the fact that I never called in sick; nor did I ever leave work at my own behest--even though I incurred a minor corneal abrasion at the beginning one of my shifts.

My responsibilities with Bealls encompassed various duties conducive for effective store operations.  One such duty was scanning shipment and managing the unloading and organizational process of items.  Furthermore, in addition to prepping merchandise for sales floor placement, I was also personally responsible for several departments, including queue line display and fulfillment.  I was also responsible for reconciling funds within the safe, registers, and preparing the daily deposit and paperwork.

While with Tuesday Morning, my duties included preparing and delivering daily deposits, reconciling drawer and safe funds, processing nightly paperwork, reconfiguring modulars, unloading shipment trucks, assembling furniture, assisting customers on the sales floor, and delegating tasks to associates.

My time with Bisk Education was spent contacting prospects denying or qualifying them for Florida Tech University and assisting them with the enrollment process, which included processing course and book payments.  I will brag that I made the most sales calls in a day, and I will reluctantly include that it was beaten the day after (but I highly doubt it was an ethical usurpation).

When I campaigned with Florida Victory my duties encompassed various tasks conducive for informing registered voters about select Republican candidates.  Among the duties carried out daily, I canvassed neighborhoods disseminating pertinent information, attended events conversing with fellow supporters, and furnished lawns across the Tampa Bay area with Rick Scott signs.  

My general responsibilities with Abercrombie and Fitch included processing shipment, formulating the weekly schedule for over fifty associates, processing payroll, replenishing merchandise on the sales floor, maintaining store presentation, enforcing theft prevention measures, delegating tasks to associates, and assisting customers and addressing their inquiries.  Further, as the people manager, I was personally responsible for recruiting, interviewing, training, retaining, and reprimanding employees.  Despite being good at what I do (my store manager at that time said that I “multitask like no other”), I opted to leave Abercrombie and Fitch for a more hopeful career path—a decision that I came to later regret.  I reflected on my time with the organization and found my niche to be teaching details to others.  

As public relations director and vice president of the Public Relations Student Society of America, I have had experience contacting public relations professionals, professors, and student organizations in obtaining resources that the PRSSA required to successfully operate.  I managed Liberty's PRSSA website by utilizing WYSIWYG.  I also helped organize several events, including a mock press conference.  To accomplish our goals, I utilized PowerPoint presentations for campus convocation and weekly PRSSA meetings.  What I valued most from my time with this student organization was the initiative that I had to implement to overcome the unknown.  The creativity and confidence that I gained from this role is invaluable, and I would not be the same had I not joined the PRSSA as an executive.      

 My management internship with the Wal-Mart allowed me to experience the breadth of the retail industry.  I was assigned tasks that encompassed every facet of the day-to-day operation of the store.  Whether I was rearranging shelves, unloading shipment from trucks, rearranging storage, working on the registers, assisting customers on the sales floor or working on specific tasks for upper-management, I was always expected to act and dress as one of the managers.  It was only in retrospect that I thoroughly appreciated my time with Wal-Mart; it allowed me to work in all department and experience the difficulties that everyday employees encountered.  

My sales and marketing internship with ABC 13 WSET-TV allowed me to witness day-to-day interactions between the sales staff and their clients.  I have spent an extensive amount of time contacting clients and soliciting information necessary for further sales opportunities.  Also, I have vast experience working in Excel, creating spreadsheets containing pertinent client information.  In addition to the aforementioned, I manufactured and delivered a mock sales presentation using PowerPoint at the conclusion of my internship.  Upon reflection, I would later come to appreciate the small but eclectic group of individuals that encompassed the sales department, and that there is a strength in having many diverse personalities at your disposal.   

I am excited about this opportunity and know I can make a positive contribution to your establishment.  Thank you for your consideration.  I look forward to talking to you soon.

Regards,

Adam J. Privett