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Sample cover letter for Full Time position at KOHLS

POSITION:

Sales Associate

Dear Hiring Team,

I have a knack for sneakers and I've loved shoes all my life. Please consider me for this position. I have 4 year of consumer service experience. I know I will me the perfect fit for the job. I’M A MARYLAND NATIVE – BORN AND RAISED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY ABOUT 30 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF DC. AS A CHILD, I LOVED WATCHING MY MOM GET READY AND NOW, IN HER 60’S, I STILL THINK SHE’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN I'VE EVER MET. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME PUTTING ON HER MAKEUP AND PLAYING ‘DRESS UP’ BUT MOSTLY ENJOYED DRESSING-UP MY FACE. I LEFT THE DC AREA AFTER HIGH SCHOOL TO STUDY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AT EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY AND EARNED A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN 2004. SHORTLY AFTER, I RETURNED HOME TO TEACH AND SPENT THE NEXT 8 YEARS IN THE CLASSROOM. I LOVED TEACHING BUT LONGED TO PURSUE A DREAM I’D HAD SINCE I WAS A LITTLE GIRL – MAKEUP! I MADE THE DECISION IN 2009 TO EXPLORE THIS DREAM. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY FORMAL TRAINING, DIDN'T HAVE A BUSINESS BACKGROUND, OR A LIST OF CLIENTS TO TAP INTO. I DID HAVE A KNACK FOR MAKEUP, A PASSION FOR MAKING PEOPLE BEAUTIFUL, AND A STRONG DESIRE TO TURN MY DREAMS INTO REALITY. I STARTED DABBLING WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, LIKE MOST ENTREPRENEURS AND THE REFERRALS KEPT STEADILY COMING IN, SO IN 2012, I TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH AND MADE THE DEC

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