Dear Hiring Manager:

Thank you for the opportunity to communicate about this position. For over 20 years, I have been working in the survey research industry in American politics, including more than 16 years leading my own firm. This includes years of experience coding in SPSS and Python, developing reports in MS PowerpointPowerPoint and Google Slides, writing summary memos in MS Word, analyzing data in MS Excel and Google Sheets, and working directly with national and local clients across the country.

Over the past several years, YouGov has become my preferred survey data collection organization. My research projects have, at times, pushed the capabilities of the YouGov system and platform. I would love the opportunity to work at YouGov, hopefully convincing my past clients to work directly with the organization, and working to expand the capabilities at YouGov.

Everything I have heard about YouGov and from YouGov employees suggests that I would love working at the organization and be a good fit. Your list of qualifications for the Associate Research Director position is a close match to my experience as a survey researcher. I would welcome the opportunity to interview for this position.

Thank you again for your time,

Mark Mehringer