Letter to accompany my application!

My name is Catherine Kolnaski and I am currently a student at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire. I am writing to you about my interest and application for the Development Editor K12 Assistant position that you are hiring for. I have been studying English and Education while at UNH and have a love for children and education that has grown over the course of my time here in New Hampshire.

I came across this position through an online posting and was immediately interested because it combines the two things I want to do in my life: work in publishing and work in education. I have always loved reading and writing and have wanted to pursue a career in publishing since I started my education at UNH. Pearson Higher ED is not just a reputable and respectable publishing company, but to me, it is the ideal workplace. I have spent almost over seven years working with children, volunteering at schools, teaching lessons, and for the past six years I have taught tennis to children ages four through sixteen. I have developed an understanding and love for children of all ages and it is my dream to work in a field that allows me to help them. Since my other passion, besides children, is reading and writing, this position would be an amazing opportunity for me to work in an environment devoted to education and children. I feel my background in teaching children tennis has given me an understanding of how children behave outside of the classroom in a fun, yet still educational, environment. My experience inside classrooms, as a volunteer, aid, and participant in an internship, has given me the knowledge of how to run a classroom and how to be a good, impactful teacher. I believe my knowledge experiences will allow me to help Pearson Higher ED and I am most definitely willing and eager to learn more as I grow as an adult.

I would be incredibly grateful for an opportunity to interview for the position and talk with you about my experiences and hopefully you will be able to see how truly passionate I am about children, reading, writing, and I will be that way about Pearson as well. My goal in life is to improve education and improve children’s lives and I believe that if I am an employee of Pearson, I can help to do that. Thank you for your time and consideration!

Sincerely,

Catherine Kolnaski