Goh Chia Huey, Bernadette
Blk 649 Hougang Ave 8
#17-341 Singapore530649
92708470 (Mobile) 62815149 (Home)
8 February 2011
HR Manager
Cadmus Resources
51 Anson Road
#14-59 Anson Centre
Singapore 079904
Dear Sir/Madam,
Civil & Structural Engineers, Job Reference No. JSG400003000331782
I read from the advertisement dated 7 February 2011 on the JobsDB website, that your client has an immediate vacancy for the above mentioned position. I am enclosing my CV to express my utmost interest for the job.
I will be completing my Honours Degree in Civil Engineering at the National University of Singapore in April 2011, thus I will be available from May 2011 onwards. Being part of the organising committee of the Overseas Community Involvement Programme (OCIP) in Young Christian Students’ Movement (YCS) in the past has honed my leadership and organisational skills. The planning and coordination of the OCIP allowed me to interact with different people to coordinate schedules so as to meet deadlines.
In 2009, my teammates and I defeated 16 other teams and took home the fourth prize of a HDB book prize in a Structural Competition. We were tasked to design a simple beam using aluminium strips of 8 sizes and rivets. We defined and analysed the problem as a team and integrated our ideas to find the best solution by applying our professional knowledge skilfully. By juggling leadership positions in my co-curricular activities (CCA) and academic work, I learnt how to manage my time effectively. I have also picked up good interpersonal skills by working with different people on different projects. One example would be motivating my peers as a concert mistress to work towards our goal of Gold in the SYF competition. I believe these skills I have acquired will allow me to coordinate effectively with the consultants and sub-contractors.
I believe my coursework in Civil Engineering will help your client attain their goals. As a fresh graduate, my expected salary will be $2,500. I look forward to a favourable reply from you. Please contact me at 9270 8470, or by email at gchbernadette@singnet.com.sg. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Yours Faithfully,
Ms Bernadette Goh
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It is a nice cover letter. Your post has generally fulfilled the requirements for the 7Cs of writing. I think that you might want to describe more on why you want this job.
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteI like your application letter because there were concrete examples to substantiate your strengths and demonstrated how you fit the requirements.
Maybe you would like to add that the example in paragraph 3 demonstrated your ability to think critically besides honing your interpersonal skills.
You can also consider explaining why you want to work for that particular organisation (i.e what factors make the organisation stand out that makes you want to join them). Hope thes suggestions help!
I feel that you;ve covered most if not all of the necessary areas, good job on that :) I agree with Pei Jin and Johnny; maybe you could expound on why you want to work for this company?
ReplyDeleteOn another note, there is a lot of information that could definitely boost your chances of winning the interview; that's awesome! Maybe you could separate the information and not put it all in Paragraph 3? You could probably split it into 2 paragraphs, one talking about the "beam competition" and what you gained from it, and the other paragraph could focus on the effective time management part.
Hope this helps!