Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Rejected Retro: Cover Letter

Going through some old files, I found this cover letter that I actually wrote to a restaurant many moons ago. I never even got an interview. Go figure...

May 25, 2001

To Whom it May Concern, 

I am interested in applying for the job of kitchen help in your fine restaurant. 

I have had some experience in the kitchen, for example my brief stint as a Chester Fried Chicken and Sub Shack aficionado. Also, I come from a long line of kitchen help. My Father helped in a kitchen, as did his father, and his father before him. His father did not help in a kitchen, but he did use dinner plates to practice skeet shooting. Moreover, as a boy I used to visit my great uncle Agustus who owned a scouring pad farm. He would teach me every day about the in’s and out’s of scouring, all the do’s and do not’s, how to treat your scouring pad just right. Yes, he went on and on about the scouring pad, not to mention the scrub brushes. Finally, my mother used to threaten me with a carrot peeler if I did not help out in the kitchen at home. She did not pay me however. I guess you would call that volunteer work.

Please feel free to contact me for an interview, or if you have any questions. My phone number is (CENSORED) , and my e-mail is (CENSORED) I look forward to chatting with you.

Yours truly,  

Kennedy Allen

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

im surprised you didnt get hired. it's an awesome cover letter. full of sincerity and warmth and love.

it reminds me of my childhood days when i, myself, used to volunteer in the soup kitchen.