A network position popped up on a companies website that I check frequently because they do not post to job boards or use recruiters (whatever floats their boat). This was the first position that has opened up here in 12 months that has fit my skill set, so clicked "submit resume"...which in turn just gave me an email address.
I figured if all I was doing was sending a resume, I might as well jazz up the body of the email. So I made a pseudo cover letter/email body and reviewed it. I got done reading it and felt like it accurately portrayed what my technical accomplishments and ambitions are but I still felt like it didn't reflect
me.
I don't know if it was my mode that afternoon or what, but I thought...what the hell; why not throw in some unexpected humor and roll the dice. Below is what I sent:
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I had a phone call 30 minutes later from the contact I sent that too. She wanted to do a phone screen that day, which turned into a onsite interview offer. She mentioned I am a little below the skill set they wanted but thought I would be a good culture fit, then went on to talk about breaking devices constantly (shes clumsy I take it).
The take away:
I feel like you should take every chance to put your personality out there during the hiring process. I don't take myself to seriously, so I added that quip about the iPhone. Sometimes that best jobs are the ones where you look forward to seeing co-workers and the work environment doesn't suck. Working with technology you like and earning more should be the icing on the cake.
