Josh Groth

Unfortunately, I was recently downsized and am currently looking for work. Having been in this position before, I know the difficulties of getting your resume to the top of the stack. In my last job hunt, I rewrote my cover letter to the tune of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme song. To my surprise, it generated a lot of traffic and helped me secure interviews and ultimately, a job. Faced with another job search, I decided to write a new cover letter. It had to be to be to something catchy and iconic – something everyone knows all of the lyrics to. After crowdsourcing for ideas, the general consensus was: Vanilla Ice’s hit: Ice Ice Baby.

After listening to the song upwards of 150 times over my weekend, I finally finished it. I hope you thoroughly enjoy my cover letter.

If you would like to reach me, please send me an email at: joshuagroth(at)gmail(dot)com

To the tune of Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice

Yo HR, let’s kick it

Social media baby
Social media baby

Alright stop, collaborate and listen
Josh is back and trying to grab your attention
My social media campaigns grab ahold of you tightly
Engaging your consumers both daily and nightly
Is your News Feed optimized, yo I don’t know
So let’s check your Facebook Insights, it’ll show
To the extreme I rock analytics like a pro
Monitoring your keywords, and watching your influence grow
Blog, providing value that booms
I’m writing content that thoroughly consumes
Deadly, when I implement my strategy
Anything less than the best is a felony
Test it and tweak it, so your consumers engage
Tracking ROI from your custom Facebook Page
If there’s a problem, yo I’ll solve it
Check out ScoutLabs, while my experience resolves it

Social media baby
Social media baby
Social media baby
Social media baby

Now that this cover letter is bumpin’
Let’s discuss my experience, it’ll get you jumpin’
My strategy is to the point, no need for faking
I cook up ROI like a pound of bacon
Managing, analytics for Proctor & Gamble
An international campaign, my analysis is quick and nimble
I didn’t go crazy, I kept it simple
Developed scaleable solutions for the souped up tempo
I’m on a roll, ensuring we reach our campaign goals
Rollin’, on web two-point-oh
I’m creating strategies with character, like an aged bordeaux
I keep my projects off standby, by meticulously managing accounts like I’m trimming bonsai
Will the engagement stop? No. Sentiment scores shooting up like a pop fly
Consulting, for a non-profit
Produced a seven-figure ROI, man I nailed it
The client was ecstatic yo
Which landed me my next gig at sixteen thirty-four SW Alder Street
Headed up social media at AdPearance
Built it from the ground up, took perseverance
Organized, managing accounts of mine
Strive to go-live, always launching on time
Clients, both big and small
Driving consistent engagement on their Facebook Wall
Traffic, spiked like a touchdown
I grabbed the analytics, sales increased, all-around
Now I’m looking for a job, something concrete, real fast
Eager to join a new team and have a blast
Email-to-email your inbox must be packed
Hoping my creativity gets my resume to the top of the stack
Please send me an email, let me know what works best
So I can come in and explain why I’m more qualified than the rest
If there’s a problem, yo I’ll solve it
Check out ScoutLabs, while my experience resolves it

Social media baby
Social media baby
Social media baby
Social media baby

Hope you enjoyed my cover letter. Again, if you would like to reach me, please send me an email at: joshuagroth(at)gmail(dot)com

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