Transferable Skills Letter

Valerie Nagle

1480 Morton Circle Apt. D

Claremont, CA 91711

(801) 471-4390

ballroomrose@gmail.com

Dear: Mrs. Creighton

I have noticed the opening for an editorial assistant for Bubbles Photography. I have worked in several positions and understand the importance of customer satisfaction and business maintenance.

As a Sales Associate at Sally Beauty Supply I was the only employee who had not attended Cosmetology School; however, I picked up very quickly on the mechanics hair and was able to assist customers on a personal basis. I would be dedicated to doing the same with each customer as I know customers have different tastes in photo coloring and theme.

As a Customer Service Specialist at Certiport I also served customers on an individual basis and was able to suggest company improvement based on feedback. Just as with this job I will not settle until the customers concerns have been addressed to the satisfaction of all.

Having made a considerable segway into a bachelors degree in dance I have taken several classes in the creative process. These classes helped me to think artistically, develop original ideas, and notice details. All of these skills will be useful in photo editing.

I am thankful for your time and consideration and await your reply with much anticipation. I will bringing in a portfolio later this week for review.

Regards,

Valerie Nagle

Skills Assessment

I enjoy writing, creating, and performing.

I am good at organizing, reading, and motivating.

I would like to develop writing, revising, and memory retention.

I plan on developing my writing skills using the writing workbook I own. The book contains several exercises and I will do one a week. I am working on my revising skills particularly with photos. Each day I find one or two photos to edit and learn skills from online tutorials. I was taught that if you regularly memorize things it will improve overall information retention. I plan on memorizing something once a week to improve these skills.

The link assessment did not seem useful to me because it said to select skills you have and that you plan to develop. I plan on developing pretty much every skill possible; however, I am sure I will want a career before I have developed all these skills and the results show jobs that would fit skills that I will have not yet developed.

The text book assessment was much more specific and useful. I felt it really identified my strengths and passions.

My Top Ten Values

Top Ten Values

1. Charity

I chose Charity because it is the pure love of Christ and is my reason for wanting to do good things. Because I value charity I will seek a career path that helps others.

2. Confidence

Confidence gives you the courage to do the things that need to be done. Confidence will lead me to a career choice in something that is both challenging and fulfilling.

3. Humility

Humility allows me to see that I cannot do things alone. This will lead me to a career path that utilizes the skills of many.

4. Development

I enjoy to be learning and improving. This will lead to a career that will not only suit my current talents but encourage me to develop new talents as well.

5. Companionship

I enjoy being around people and forming genuine relationships. This will lead me to a career that allows me to be around people.

6. Spirituality

I feel that without spirituality men become animalistic and unbalanced. This will affect my career in multiple ways. It changes my schedule for worshiping purposes, and limits which activities I will participate in.

7. Family

I feel that families strengthen and support us. They give meaning to a meaningless existence. My family comes first, a lot of careers would require too much attention. This will lead me to seek a career that allows me to be both a mom and a business woman.

8. Dedication

I feel like without dedication nothing would accomplished. Power by definition is the ability to make things happen. My dedication will lead me to a successful career.

9. Hard Work

Ever since I was young I watched my parents work so hard. They made everything so beautiful. Hard work is at the root of all beauty. Hard work will give me more options for my career because every career requires work (except for playboy millionaires but that clashes with my spirituality value).

10. Humor

Sometimes in life you are asked to do stupid annoying things. In these instances it is important to have a healthy sense of humor. This value will lead me away from jobs with an overly tense environment.