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To whom it may concern:
I am writing to apply for the position of Staff Writer.
First of all, I don't think I'm qualified for this job. This is not the ideal beginning to a cover letter but I feel like the application process is just lies upon lies and I'd really like to set out on the honest foot. Regarding the position: I meet all the listed qualifications (English degree, familiarity with your company, and writing experience), but to say that I am the correct person for this job is false.
I am passionate about writing. Did I tell you about my senior thesis? It was fifty pages about the punctuation in a single John Keats poem. That doesn't mean anything really, but people have reactions to it so I like to bring it up. I'm very interested in punctuation and words and letters. The mechanics of written language and how they affect sound and reading and understanding. People don't react much to that part but they seem to find fifty as a number of pages pretty impressive.
Here's the problem. I don't want to be in Marketing. I don't want to sell my words and punctuation that way. But I really don't know how I do want to sell my words, and frankly with each day it is harder for me to manipulate language, and less satisfying. I suspect it might be a good idea to seize this stable opportunity, cling to it, and hope that I can find satisfaction by other means.
This is a difficult, crossroads-type decision for me. And it is my policy to not make difficult decisions. Typically what I do at a crossroads is sit down and wait for all but one road to make itself unavailable to me. That is what I am doing with this letter. Writing a letter is very easy for me.
Thank you for your time. You will find my resume and three writing samples attached. I look forward to your decision.
Matthew