Hi everyone! Would love some feedback on my rough draft motivation letter for joining the Supply Corps. Thanks in advance!
I know the American dream of opportunity.
I live it everyday in my job as an Inventory Director at the political marketing company I work at in Washington, D.C. My job is to manage, grow, and monetize an inventory of 5 million email addresses. Everyday my team and I segment inventory into purchasable email lists for political campaigns to send fundraising solicitations to. In my three years at the company I have handled all sides of the business – from working directly with clients to build budgets and monitor ROI, to coordinating with accounting to cut invoices to bill clients and suppliers, to leading trainings for our department on business platforms like Salesforce, Excel, Tableau, and Snowflake. I am proud of the team I have built and invest as much time as I can into their own personal growth and career success.
During my tenure clients have sent to more than 8.6B email addresses for their fundraising solicitations, resulting in an average of $1M a month in gross revenue and $452k a month in net revenue for the company. Through close coordination with data suppliers our inventory has grown 558% since 2020 from 759k email addresses to 5M email addresses.
This opportunity that has been afforded to me can only be possible in America, where hard work, free enterprise, and personal freedom open the door of opportunity for everyone. While I am immensely proud of what I have achieved, I also feel a sense of guilt. My office is only three miles away from Arlington National Cemetery. Every morning I see the thousands of gravestones marking the lives of brave men and women who answered the call to serve their country with the unique skills and knowledge they brought to the table. I am in awe of the bravery and courage of these individuals as well as the bravery of active duty and reservist individuals serving today. My own father served for thirty years, deploying to Afghanistan in 2014 and Guam in 2020, retiring as a Commander. He, like the many service members before him, answered the call and used his skills and talents to serve his country.
I can’t in good conscience continue to live the American dream without offering my own unique skills and talents to serve the Navy in a capacity that my company has prepared me for – the Supply Corps. I believe my experience managing budgets, billing clients and suppliers, building diligent reports, keeping track of business KPIs, and most importantly managing a team of bright individuals gives me an edge that I can help the Navy. If selected, I vow to bring professionalism, attention to detail, and an eagerness to lead a team. I would love the opportunity to give back to the country that has given so much to me.
Thank you for your consideration