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Firefighter Cover Letter Example (+Tips)

July 31, 2023

Firefighting isn’t for the faintest of hearts, but it’s a rewarding, well-paid, and fulfilling career that lets you serve your community best. Moreover, it’s an always in-demand position. The National Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the employment of firefighters to grow 4% from 2021 to 2031.

If you’re looking to enter this career path or join a new fire department, you’ll have to prepare two job application documents — a resume and a cover letter. This post offers a sample firefighter cover letter you can use as an inspiration for writing, followed by extra actionable tips.

Firefighter Cover Letter Example (Word)

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Firefighter Cover Letter (plain text)

Good day Chef Strapolinsky,

Following a discussion with your colleague, Sergeant Mitchel, I would like to express my interest in the open position at Tahoe Fire Department.

I’m a trained firefighter and paramedic (EMS1), a former volunteer at Clay County FD, and a retired US Marine Corps Military Police officer. Currently, I’m employed part-time as a wildland firefighter with the Jackson Country FD for assistance with seasonal wildfires.

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Where is the urgency in Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting; Implementation is Scheduled for September 2025

July 29, 2023

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CISA Director Jen Easterly is genuine in her concern for consumers when she talks about the need for “radical transparency”, which you can see during this presentation at CMU. She sites three driving principles: To help crystalize this model, at CISA, we’re working to lay out a set of core principles for technology manufacturers to build product safety into their processes..
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Engineer (I, II or Sr), Salt Lake City, UT or Portland, OR #110301 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

Applies prescribed methods and standard practices in performing specific tasks within projects and assists other engineering staff on more complex projects. Develops engineering studies, plans, specifications, calculations, evaluations, design documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, licensing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Company’s generation, transmission, distribution, telecommunication, or other utility facilities/systems.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the Engineer I position include the following:
•   Analyze the system design, programming, and modification.
•   Develop studies of limited scope and prepare data for cost estimations and analyses.
•   Run equipment and performance tests and install and inspect new equipment.
•   Conduct site inspections to ensure adherence to engineering standards.

In addition to the above, the Engineer II responsibilities include:
• Design, develop, modify, and evaluate systems, process, or facilities to support Company objectives, utilizing engineering methods.

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Geographic Information System (GIS) Specialist – Portland, OR – #110568 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

July 25, 2023

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PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

The GIS Specialist position ensures that As-Builts are mapped into the facility and GIS based connectivity mapping systems after construction completes. Will also provide support on various data clean-up projects. Responsible for updating the mapping and connectivity systems using redlines and other information that comes back from the field, engineering, or dispatch. Position requires a good understanding of electrical distribution systems or other utility network based systems in addition to a strong knowledge of distribution utility design and GIS fundamentals.

Responsibilities

•   Use Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and custom applications to create, collect, compile, configure, transform, and maintain data that serves a variety of purposes.
•   Post map changes as instructed by field-completed drawings and as-builts.
•   Maintain complete records of the Company’s distribution electrical assets.
•   Work to ensure departmental data quality and work productivity goals are met.

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Hostess Resume: Example and Actionable Tips

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Restaurants have made a comeback after the pandemic. Now that people are going out to eat again, the best eating establishments know they need to attract qualified staff, which is often in short supply. According to OpenTable research, 62% of establishments say they can’t staff up to meet demand, and 80% have a hard time filling open positions.

If you are great with people and have front-of-house experience, there is great demand for your talents as a restaurant host. All you have to do is land that first interview. For that, you need a compelling resume. Let’s get that sorted! We have a hostess resume example along with some actionable tips to help you get the job.

Hostess Resume Example (Word)

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Resume for Hostess (plain text)

Career Objective

High-energy restaurant host with more than four years front of house experience along with significant back-of-house skills. Seeking a position as host, captain, or Maître d’ in a fine dining restaurant, resort, or boutique food establishment.

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The cost of doing nothing may be even more enormous

July 24, 2023

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the cost of climate change. The current estimate is $ 196 trillion. That amount theoretically gets the world to net-zero by 2050. I look at the number and roll my eyes. The chances of achieving that level of funding is, well, zero. But the question the world should be asking is whether allocating that enormous sum is actually a wise financial..
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