Re: Cover letter review?

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

Looks really great to me!

In fact, I may even "borrow" your general outline for my cover letters...

Good luck!

 > From: Carl Baltrunas <http://www.reststop.com/~carl>
 > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:19:03 -0800
 >
 > Hi,
 > 
 > As some of you know, I'm looking to apply for a position at Cisco, and
 > I've crafted the following as a cover letter.
 > 
 > I value your judgement and would like your comments.
 > 
 > I can send you a copy of the Cisco Req if you would like, but my
 > intention was to hit the key points from the description and required
 > skills.  If some things would be obvious and do not need to be stated
 > in the cover letter, please let me know, and I will shorten it.
 > 
 > I'm concerned it may be too long.  However, I do not want to begin
 > each sentence with "I".
 > 
 > Thanks!
 > 
 > -Carl
 > 
 > PS: Please do not pass this on without my permission.
 > 
 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; name="CiscoTestCover.txt"
 > Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="CiscoTestCover.txt"
 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
 > X-Attachment-Id: f_gymha13e0
 > 
 > Dear Hiring Manager,
 > 
 > (Name removed) has told me that you have a couple of openings in your Test
 > Organization for a Software Engineer, Req # R914482 and R914483.
 > 
 > My entire career has been to create and build systems which allow people
 > to get on with their work and let the tools handle the automation and 
 > repetition.
 > 
 > I have a solid background in software development, testing and automation.
 > 
 > As an operating systems programmer, I spent 30% of my time developing test
 > programs to perform white-box testing for verifying both correct and incorrect
 > behavior of the OS and utility programs, before and after patches were applied
 > or new code was added.
 > 
 > Since then, I have been involved with contributing to test plans and the
 > design and automation of product release procedures.  As a support engineer,
 > I created an entire configuration management environment for change control
 > and release verification for a 6,600 node data network with 38,000 customer
 > interfaces.  We automated this system and tracked all changes to synchronize
 > configurations on bi-coastal fail-over systems to achieve 99.999% uptime. I
 > built this using a combination of C, Perl and shell scripting on Unix servers.
 > 
 > I have hands-on experience with Cisco IOS versions 9.x-11.x on early models
 > thru the 7000 series routers and worked with many brands of switches and hubs,
 > having designed, configured and installed both server and network components
 > in our world-wide data network.
 > 
 > Known for my strong problem solving and analytical skills, I am able to
 > master or improve any system or set of procedures that I work on.
 > 
 > I strive for the highest quality, and sometimes my work becomes the basis for
 > others to build upon. The restricted shell I developed to permit our partners
 > to access company sensitive material over the internet became the company wide
 > access method deployed by both MCI & BT Network Security departments for world
 > wide access to confidential data residing on our internal networks.
 > 
 > The many migration projects I worked on went smoothly due to the automated
 > reformatting, transfer, and verification tools I designed and implemented.
 > 
 > I am a jack-of-all trades and know how technology can fit together or be
 > rearranged in new and interesting ways. With my vision and insight I bring
 > experience with both depth and breadth to Cisco, and would be an excellent
 > asset to have on your team.
 > 
 > Sincerely,
 > 
 > Carl A Baltrunas
 > Engineer, Master Craftsman and Architect