First of all, I want to thank everyone who has been so supportive of my efforts. This has been a pretty amazing adventure for me, since I was unsure of the response I would get with this campaign. But, I owe it to all of you for the success!

I wanted to take this time to delve a bit deeper into why I think I’m qualified to work at Twitter. Making a site and creating something viral is not enough of a reason to be hired at a company. It’s important that I have the skills necessary to thrive at Twitter.

1. My work history started way before college graduation
I never had the typical college jobs because I was always looking for challenge within my work environment. Even in high school, I was working with companies that said they wouldn’t normally hire people my age. They saw the potential in me and I exceeded expectations each time I worked for a company. In college, specifically, there was only one brief period of six months where I was not working full time on top of a tremendous amount of extracurricular work and a full time school schedule.

My positions were continually challenging. At one position, I was the assistant to the director of Academic Technologies at CSU, Chico and continually provided feedback during executive board meetings. I was an integral part of the team that launched the campuswide content management system, while being both a technical support representative and marketing manager for the implementation. I singlehandedly increased usership of the content management system and helped numerous faculty members to feel empowered about using the technology. It takes a considerable amount of professionalism to advise professors on how to use technology when you are yourself a student.

When I graduated in May 2008, I took a position as an Office Coordinator at a local coffee distribution company in Chico, CA. Overhauling their organizational system and being detail-oriented consistently aided directly to a 10% increase in sales. I not only worked to keep the office running smoothly, but was also their promotional director. I developed, designed, and implemented three promotional campaigns for the company and far exceeded their expectations for that position. Continuously, they told me I was overqualified for the position and my boss was brought to tears during my performance review and expressed that I had helped relieve the stress on herself and her business partner so significantly in two months that she could not be more thankful.

The only reason I left that position was because I wanted to pursue a career in the tech industry in San Francisco. I knew it was time to actively find a meaningful work life for myself and the only reliant I had was patience. A great career does not come easily, but I am thankful that I have a strong self-awareness, so I know when something works and when something does not.

2. I took an unpaid internship in LA and worked as a hostess to support myself
After meeting an incredible motivational speaker in a conference in LA I was at for a school project, she offered me a summer internship (within five minutes of talking to her, no doubt!). Seven months later, I joined her team in LA, a good nine hours from where I was living. For a summer, I lived in LA, worked sixty hours a week, and learned how a small business is run. I took a job as a hostess to support myself and through that experience and the internship, I gained valuable lessons on career goals. I put my marketing skills to action by creating a compelling press kit for the company, which increased their brand image significantly. I was able to fill in the details that had fallen through the cracks and offer a fresh approach to her business. My boss later told me that I had completely transformed the way the company was ran and that my ideas contributed greatly to an increase in success.

3. I have a history of accomplishments that proves self-motivation
For three years, I participated in the National Student Advertising Competition sponsored by the AAF. While most extracurricular activities in college may not be particularly beneficial, this competition was very much an exception. Faculty advisors were told to be hands-off and it was up to the students to create a campaign for that year’s sponsor. The process spanned over two semesters. The last year I was on the team, I was President, which would equal out to CEO in the working world. I managed the team of thirty people, delegated responsibility, led meetings and brainstorming sessions, wrote approximately 70% of marketing copy for the final plans book, and was one of five presenters. Not only did we win in District, but I was awarded individual Best Presenter.

Through this team, I gained three years of hands-on experience with marketing research, media planning, advertising strategy, and anything else that goes along with the process of creating a year-long marketing campaign for a sponsor. The year I was President, the sponsor was Coca-Cola. It was exciting, challenging, and invaluable to the future of my success.

4. I worked while I was unemployed
It’s worth noting that the success of this campaign is outstanding. In just a day, this site generated over 20,000 page views and inspired many people to take initiative with what they truly want. The power of social media and community building is present within this campaign.

In the month I have been unemployed, I have built up my online presence from being a no-name to building a readership on my blog, a following on Twitter, and an extremely successful viral campaign. Being unemployed and marketing myself has been a full-time job and where I could have chosen to have nothing to show for this past month, I adversely took it upon myself to manage and promote my own brand and community. Suffice it to say, I got my name out there and proved that I have the strategical knowledge, business ethic, and marketing skills to excel within an innovative and cutting-edge environment.

4. Conclusively, I have what it takes
I am no stranger to hard work or challenges. Consistently, I have not only been presented with, but have hunted down challenging work to get the most out of college and the time I’ve spent outside of college. At each job I’ve been at, I have excelled beyond expectations and have motivated myself to be an indispensable part of each team.

There is no doubt in my mind that I will be a valuable and excellent addition to any work environment.