Jessica A Brooker
1023 W 24th St, Austin, TX, 78705
Tel: (512) 948-5556
E-mail:
January 29, 2010
STRATFOR
700 Lavaca Street, Suite 900
Austin, TX, 78701
Dear Sir or Madam,
I write to express my interest in your Spring 2010 Internship Program in Austin, Texas. I am currently a junior at the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Plan II Honors, Government, and History. As a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, I have been interested in international politics ever since my second grade memories of the volatile Quebec referendum. I heard about the internship through a Plan II newsletter and believe it offers me a unique opportunity to utilize the skills I have gained through my university courses and work experience to pursue my interest in international affairs.After graduation, I hope to pursue a career in intelligence analysis and I am very excited over what I could learn at STRATFOR.
I believe my schoolwork has given me excellent preparation for an internship at STRATFOR. Through my Plan II junior seminar classes Perspectives on US Foreign Policy and Physics of National Security, I was exposed to a wide range of global and technical issues and also gained valuable research skills through writing term papers for each class. My Government and History courses, such as International Security and International Political Economy, have also given me a strong background in understanding world issues. I have also taken six writing intensive courses that have strengthened my writing skills.
In addition, I believe I am well prepared for the workload associated with an internship as I have been working around twenty hours a week at my retail job while going to school full time for the past year and half. It has required excellent time management skills as well as given me good interpersonal and problem solving skills.
Thank you for you consideration. Please feel free to contact me through my cell phone at 512-948-5556 or my email at .
Sincerely,
Jessica A Brooker