www.Cover-Letters.com - 1,001 FREE Cover Letters For Career Change and Job Hunt

About Us | Contact Us | A- A+ A°

Icon Key

Focus

Ask For Advice And Information For Oilfield

BRUCE R. VANDEVENTER
235 W. Maple Avenue | Santa Monica, CA 90401
C: (213) 451-2402 | H: (213) 455-5973 | bdeventer@gmail.com

Mitchell Dunhill
Senior Geologist
Rocky Mountain Petroleum
5800 South Quebec Street
Englewood, Colorado 80111

October 10, 20––

Dear Mitchell,

As you may be aware, I am a consulting petroleum geologist with over 11 years of experience in the Rocky Mountain basins. Most recently I was affiliated with Ladd Petroleum for almost 6 years, and had approximately 25 wells drilled with 6 new discoveries in several different areas. I have good, broad Rockies experience, and feel I can provide a valuable service for your company if given the opportunity.

Until specific consulting or other opportunities come my way, I plan to actively generate [oilfield] prospects out of my home, predominantly in areas where I have past experience. These areas include the Williston, Paradox, Central Kansas, Uinta, Greater Green River, and Piceance Basins. I will concentrate on one or two of these areas, but have not yet decided which ones.

I would appreciate your input in this matter, primarily in terms of your company's needs for prospects or specific interest level in particular areas. I would like to generate plays [discoveries] in areas where you have a strong interest, hoping that you will want to see these prospects when completed. Your input will guide me to these areas with minimal waste of time and effort.

I am planning to follow this letter with a phone call to you in a few days to hear your thoughts and suggestions. Your input will be greatly appreciated. Also, should you have specific needs for a consultant or a possible full-time geologist, I would appreciate your interest for that as well.

Thanks for your help!

Bruce R. VanDeventer
Consulting Geologist

Comments

Add a Comment

Your rating:

Name:

Your URL:

Your e-mail:

Message:

Enter security code:

(please enter the
numbers on the image)

Cover Letter Library

About Cover Letters

Career Management

Focus

Clarify Your Career Direction

Job Offer

Job Search

Part-Time, Interim, Or Consulting

Market Readiness

25 Reasons I love consulting.
by William S. Frank

Brand. You are your own brand, and you can define it any way you want. For many years, I provided outplacement to the ex-employees of Schlumberger, the world's largest oilfield service corporation. When departing employees left the company, they didn't request outplacement in their severance package. They said, "I want Bill Frank."
Demand. The world will always be full of terrible problems that need solving.
White Hat. I can be a helper and get paid for it.
Pay. I can be paid to do things I'd gladly do for nothing.
Variety. Every day is different.
Happiness. At this stage of my career, I only work for people I respect and care about. If a client micromanages me or is otherwise no fun, I complete the assignment and replace them.
Talent. I'm using 110% of my talents and stretching myself to the max.
Change. I can change my focus any day I want. If you're a McDonald's franchisee, you don't say, "Hey, I've got this great idea for a meatball sandwich—let's try it out today." In consulting you can adjust your focus hour-by-hour, as long as your clients still understand and appreciate what you do.
Income. No one else would pay me as much as I pay myself.
FUN. I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing.
Retirement. I can write and consult as long as I am physically and mentally capable. Peter Drucker worked into his 90s, and when asked which book was his best, he said: "My next one."
Job Security. Although clients come and go, no one can come into my office and say, "Pack up your stuff . . . You don't work here anymore." In 29 years, I've only had one employer: ME.
Travel. I don't have to travel unless I decide to. I travel if it's both FUN and profitable—or at least FUN.
Commute. I live five minutes from my office, a corner office in an upscale six-story tower. In winter, I leave a heated garage at home and drive to an underground heated garage at work. There's seldom time to hear even one song on the radio.
Vacation. Consulting is more fun than vacation (except on Wailea Beach in Maui).
Friends. I have developed hundreds of close acquaintances and several lifetime friends.
Time. I can work as much or as little as I like: four-hour days or 18-hour days. (Of course, my income will reflect that.)
Employees. I can work with employees, subcontractors, partners, or alone—I've done it all.
Passive Income. I've developed several products that provide "mailbox money." I earn while I'm sleeping.
Ethics. I've never had to violate my values or personal code of ethics. I've never had to lie, purposely deceive or harm others, or promise things I can't deliver. I go to bed with a clear conscience. That doesn't mean there's never any conflict. But the conflict is conducted according to generally accepted business practices.
Virtual. My career is fairly portable. With the Internet, e-mail, cell phone, and FedEx, I can work nationally, even internationally from my office—or anywhere in the world.
Purpose. I make a difference in peoples' lives every day. I see it in their faces, hear it in their voices, and read it in their thank-yous.
Experience. Every painful or joyful life experience makes me a better consultant. So does every person I meet or book I read. Grey hair can be good in consulting.
Structure. I have to work very hard, and the clients expect superb results—but I get to structure my days, weeks, months, and years.
Boss. Most of the time, I love my boss.

As I was posting these letters online, I realized I want to communicate my love for consulting. It's just a great business. The single letters, taken together, may create a picture of enjoyment, but in a burst of creativity I listed some of the reasons consulting is such a good fit for me—and perhaps for you, too. They are not prioritized; this is just how they came out.