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delivery services, and that’s when I first stumbled across Instacart. I’ve

been hooked ever since, so I couldn’t help but get excited by the idea of
bringing the amazingness of Instacart to shoddy planners like me as your

next social media and community manager.
7. My last boss once ___________ me that my phone manner could probably

diffuse an international hostage situation. I’ve always had a knack for

communicating with people—the easygoing and the difficult alike—and I’d
love to bring that skill to the office manager position at Shutterstock.

8. Among my ___________, I’m known as the one who can pick up the pieces,
no matter what amount of you-know-what hits the fan. Which is why I think

there’s no one better to fill Birchbox’s customer service leader position.

9. Thank you so much for __________ me the marketing manager position at
Airbnb! I wholeheartedly accept. OK, I know we’re not quite there yet. But if

we were, here are just a few ideas of what I would do once in the role.

10. I never thought that ________ dropping my iPhone out of a second story
window would change my life (it’s a funny story—ask me about it). But

thanks to my misfortune, I discovered iCracked—and found my dream job

as an expansion associate.
(taken from: https://www.themuse.com/advice/31-attentiongrabbing-cover-letter-
examples)

B. Match the opening paragraphs (1-10) in Exercise A to the type of

cover letter (A-C) they come from. Which type of letter do you think is
most likely to be successful?

1) A Job Vacancy Ads Cover Letter (A reply to job ads)
2) With recommendation Cover Letter (A letter following personal

recommendation)

3) No Job Vacancy Ads Cover Letter (A cold speculative job application)

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