From 03353d85ad54777851fa0dbd3d7298fc8ca6fa38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ethan Paul Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 11:57:15 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add cover letter for FPF application --- coverletter.tex | 2 +- letters/freedom-of-the-press.tex | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 letters/freedom-of-the-press.tex diff --git a/coverletter.tex b/coverletter.tex index 2b40b49..1a1bb04 100644 --- a/coverletter.tex +++ b/coverletter.tex @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ % \extrainfo{extra information} % How the letter is closed -\letterclosing{Sincerely,} +\letterclosing{\recipientaddressstyle{Ethan Paul\\13 Faxon St\\Newton, MA 02458\\USA}} % Any enclosures with the letter %\letterenclosure[Attached]{Resume} diff --git a/letters/freedom-of-the-press.tex b/letters/freedom-of-the-press.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0083e05 --- /dev/null +++ b/letters/freedom-of-the-press.tex @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +%------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +% LETTER INFORMATION +% All of the below lines must be filled out +%------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +% The company being applied to +\recipient + {} + {Freedom of the Press Foundation\\601 Van Ness Ave. Suite E731\\San Francisco, CA 94102\\USA} + +% The date on the letter, default is the date of compilation +\letterdate{\today} + +% How the letter is opened +\letteropening{To the Hiring Manager,} + +\letterbody{ + My name is Ethan Paul and I am writing to apply for the Newsroom Support Engineer position + at the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF). In my nine years of professional experience I + have worked in a wide variety of positions including as a Tier I support technician for a + legacy institution that supported thousands of clients, and a systems architect and + administrator for a small startup company. Through my entire career what I have enjoyed most + from my work are the opportunities to meet people, understand their technical challenges, + and work to build and deliver solutions that help them to be more successful in their jobs. + While I enjoy solving technical problems, it is the relationship between technology and + people that has always been of greatest interest to me. + \\\\ + Developing this relationship is the work that the FPF provides through the maintenance and + support of projects like SecureDrop, which demonstrates an ideal model of a distributed open + source software platform. The relationship between people and technology is so + often a complicated one that grows more so as systems become ever more sophisticated and + stratified. As a result of this sophistication, taking advantage of technological + benefits becomes increasingly difficult as the level of expertise required to work within a + system also increases. This makes the work of specialist groups all the more important: + organizations like the FPF provide the essential service of helping people better participate + in our rapidly digitizing world. The FPF and similar organizations also stand in stark + contrast to companies that ostensibly provide the same service, but only for their own + benefit rather than that of their clients, customers, and community. The commitment to + providing enhanced access to technological resources for the principle benefit of its clients + and community is what appeals most to me about applying to join the team at FPF. + \\\\ + One of the most interesting and fulfilling projects I have had the opportunity to work on + during my time in the technology sector was the implementation and support of a network + monitoring system for my company's wireless network infrastructure. This project allowed me + to work with and learn from experts in different fields as I coordinated the system's design + across several engineering departments while continually working with the Network + Operations teams to understand how they needed the system to function in daily use. While the + technical work for the project was interesting, by far the most engaging part of the process + was understanding the needs and limitations of the people using the system so that I could + work to improve its utility. This exposure to other teams and specialties helped me to develop + a better understanding of the business, a plethora of diverse relationships, and gave me more + opportunities to expand my technical knowledge. + \\\\ + At this point in my career I am interested in the impact my work has on my community and + environment which is why I have chosen to branch out of the traditional technology sector. + I value contributing positively to my organization's culture and clients, but doing so + while also working to fight inequity and improve free access to information is a dream + opportunity for me. I have admired the FPF's work from a far for long enough that the + prospect of applying to work here seems almost surreal. And yet the Newsroom Support + Engineer role combines two elements that are very important to me: developing people's + relationship with their technology, and promoting digital freedom for people everywhere. For + all these reasons I hope you will consider me for the position and I look forward to hearing + from you soon. +}