To Whom It May Concern:

To Whom It May Concern:

I won’t sugarcoat it; I had some help. I’m not saying I didn’t put any work into it. Far from it; I graduated in the top 50% of my class at Brown, and I got at least 90 minutes of cardio every week, including walks to and from class.

Mom doesn’t OWN the airline, but she’s got a lot of shares. So when she saw how hard it was for me to find a job right out of college, I think she saw my potential and really wanted to help out. I was living in her guest room, and I can’t say for certain, but I think my presence was a constant reminder to her of how precious I was to her, and as a mother, how much she owed me.

Not monetarily, of course. I would never take mom’s money. But it was extremely helpful not to have to worry about paying rent or utilities while I was job-searching, which took up at least half of my awake-time each day.

It’s been a whirlwind so far. I’ve been to Paris, Rome (or “Roma,” as the locals say!), Manila, Toronto (snore), Moscow, Glasgow, and just recently, Sicily. I’m not even sure what the name of the village in Sicily was, something with a “z” in it, or a “c.” When you travel as much as I do, it all gets jumbled together!

It’s been seven months now that I’ve been writing for the in-flight magazine, but it feels like much longer. The meals, the hotels, the museums, the per diem wine budget; it’s exhausting! And I rarely get more than two weeks off in between trips, and jet-lag isn’t just some made-up excuse to sleep in, let me tell you. This thing is for real. Sometimes, I only sleep on the plane for four hours at a time. I did get to see Silver Linings Playbook though, and I wasn’t sure if I would get to see that, but I was able to see it. It was different from the book, I’ve heard.

If you’ve flown on Pioneer Airlines in the last few months or so, you may have read my column, “I Get Around.” You probably have. I’m going to tell you right now, a lot of it comes from real-life experience. Everything I see, everyone I meet, the hidden gems I discover; it’s mostly based on real life.

That’s the one thing about my job that really makes me feel blessed: being able to help those in need by describing an experience they’ll literally never get to have. I don’t know how often the underprivileged get to fly Pioneer, but when they do, I take great solace in imagining their faces light up when they’re able to read “I Get Around.” “These magazines are complimentary?” I imagine them saying. “I’m going to look some of these words up when I get back to the library computer!” they might say. It truly makes my heart swell.

In conclusion, this is why I think I would be a great fit as Vice President of Sales at Hillcrest Insurance, Inc. At 24, I’m experienced enough to bring leadership and wisdom to the table, but young enough to have a broad knowledge of Instagram, etc. I look forward to my interview.

Sincerely,
Jenna Amherst