I was pleased to find your website while searching for a résumé editing position and impressed by the services offered. I am applying to be an Editor, which would utilize my writing and editing expertise. 

I have significant experience writing and editing information to help people gain employment and business information. As a Résumé Editor for Sponsors for Educational Opportunity, I edited numerous résumés for students applying to competitive firms in a timely manner. At the Center for Employment Opportunities, which offers employment programs to recently incarcerated individuals, I helped staff improve participants' résumés by evaluating them and revising editing guidelines. I also conducted over 50 qualitative interviews and wrote reports. Effective completion of such assignments led me to be designated as lead interviewer and hired as a consultant.  

My communication and technical skills were also successfully employed at Barnard College, where I was promoted from Manager of Student Computing to Associate Director.  I wrote and edited content for websites, wikis, surveys, training manuals, and mass e-mails. I also developed the IT department's mission statement and marketed strategies and material that resulted in over 1800 students signing up for Google Apps at Barnard within 2 months. In fact, the skills I used in these positions were honed while earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Economics at Barnard and a Master of Arts degree in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences from Columbia University (expected graduation date is February 2013 after submitting my thesis).

I believe that my passion for writing, proofreading, and helping people will aid me in the Editor position. I would like the opportunity to discuss this further with you and can be contacted at (646) 413-5061. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,




Nikole Williams
