City of Phoenix Management Intern Application

During my Christmas break, I decided to visit my cousin who lives in Texas. I packed up my kids and we drove 16 hours straight. During that time, I decided I would apply for the City of Phoenix Management Internship. I had 2 weeks to get this done. In the day time, I played with my children and at night I sat at the kitchen table drafting my response to the questions on the application. I had to write on paper because the week before my laptop broke. The questions were so simple but it was so hard for me to answer because I had to pick just the right things to say.

The application consisted of a cover letter and a resume. You had 4 questions that needed to be addressed in your cover letter. You were limited to 4 pages and you could distribute the use of these pages as you wished. I used 2 pages for my cover letter and 2 for my resume. I put my first draft together and sent it off to some of my co-workers for editing. New Year's passed and I did not hear back from one single person. I started to panic. Then, the holiday passed and everyone went back to work and I got my feedback. I had 4 people edit my responses and my resume. It took at least 5 drafts before I felt comfortable with my cover letter and resume. Needless to say, I submitted my application on the last day at the last hour and prayed that it was received on the other end.