My 3rd Application to the Same Company

So, I wanted to do something different when I was applying for the same position in the same company for the third time. And I decided to have some fun with my cover letter:

Dear Hiring Person,

Hello you! It’s been a while; I feel like we’ve gotten to know each other a bit by now. Well, on

your end, at least, I still have no idea who you are. This must sound odd; what a bizarre way

to begin a cover letter. The thing is, this is the third time I’m writing to you(or perhaps to

another version of you, depending on \******’s HR cycles). Anyway, here I am again,*

applying for the game writer role for the third time, which has me telling myself, “Read the

room, boy!” but no, the third time’s the charm, right?

So, I am a writer and a narrative designer. Which means I write things, oftentimes, for video

games. For old times’ sake, here’s a reminder of some of my past work: I was a quest designer

in \********, a mighty large project that was. There, I created NPCs, and crafted quests*

for the \**** region. I am the narrative designer for the upcoming title *******, a*

neat little tower defense game, where I wrote a ton of flavor texts as well as the game’s

central narrative featuring a cat invasion. I also have my own fiction series on YouTube, titled

A Dark Light Shivers, featuring a cult, some secret agents, and naturally, a dark god devising

to eat the world, well, metaphorically of course. Then I have my solo game dev project, The

King’s Courier, where you play as, surprise surprise, a king’s courier. You’re tasked with

bidding the kings’s decrees in the regions of the kingdom, and what you say affects the Kingdom’s

Reputation outside the capital.

I believe that should cover the “my experience” section, which is also available in my

Resume, in the summarized form if you fancy a shorter read. I checked my previous cover

letters before writing this one, so I know I typically mention my technical capabilities around

here, but I feel like that might bore you, so I’ll just list them real quick: I can use Unity,

Unreal and Ren’Py as engines, I’m pretty savvy with Articy: Draft for branched narratives,

and I’m familiar with workflow tools and software like Monday, Jira, Excel/Sheets(duh),

Confluence galore. Yep, that should do. Oh, and I’ve recently started to study computer

programming, not sure if this helps, but I wanted to share it with you, cause why not?

Well, alas I think this is all for now, old friend. In soothe, I realize this third time will

probably be the last, as I’m quite tired and weary of the process and don’t want to trouble you

further with more rejection emails. Hence, I’m ready to let go after this last round. But

looking back, I’m glad to see my progress as a writer and game designer through these

attempts. I hope someone on your end sees it, too.

So without further ado, thank you for your consideration, as that’s become a traditional

sign-off between us. Adieu dear hiring person. See you in another job search. Cheerio, and

auf wiedersehen.

All the best,

Your old friend,

\*****