Dear Sir or Madam,

With this letter I would like to express my interest in an internship at your company, .......

With the intention of working in a national or international financial institution or a related organization I have completed a Bachelor Es sciences at ...... combining three certificates (Marketing, Business Management, and Finance) and I am currently completing a Graduate Diploma in Finance and Treasury at the University ..... from which I will graduate in may 2006. With the theoretical knowledge I have acquired so far I would like to gain experience by putting my knowledge to practical use. Since I began studying finance, I have always found this field interesting and stimulating. The corporate and investment banking branch is of particular interest to me; indeed, to follow companies, institutions, even governments and to help them evolve and grow, is an aspect that I find particularly challenging. An internship within your Group would enable me to combine my professional interests with my afore mentioned intention of integrating a national or international financial institution.

Trough my living in Africa and graduating from a French school as well as the past years studying in Canada I have come to be fluent in English and French. For the same reasons I am entirely capable of integrating and working/studying in a multicultural environment such as your Group. Canadian Universities emphasis a lot on team work; therefore, I had numerous occasions to work on very different scholar projects with, each time, a different team. These experiences taught me to listen to people, to develop my leadership skill, and to take into consideration culture differences.

The Group ....., represents the perfect environment for a young motivated graduate that wishes to enter the banking sector. Your Group embraces values to which I can relate to and in which I can further enhance my skills. The emphasis on people seems to be a core concept within .......; in fact, clients, employees, and shareholders interests and their well-being are very important. The Group's international position represents an opportunity and an experience that I would like to be part of. Nowadays, businesses, institutions, and government have realized that operations take place in a global environment. I have lived in Africa for eighteen years, in Canada for six years, and know western Europe due to the fact that I am part French, getting to know Asia, one of the fastest growing markets, would allow me to further enhance my capability to understand and work in a global economy.

Thank you for your time and consideration and I hope my application will be successful. I am ready to answer any supplementary questions you might have.

Yours sincerely,

Souky