Alethea Maldonado is applying for a retail sales associate position listed on the company's website. She has several years of retail experience, including her current role as a store manager at Underground by Journeys. Maldonado believes she can meet the sales objectives of the position by providing exceptional customer service with a competitive and polite attitude, as informed by her experience as both an employee and customer. She provides her contact information and thanks the hiring manager for considering her application.