Could some help me with my motivation letter please.
I've wrote it for my application to the International Business Administration program at the RSM Erasmus University Rotterdam.
The letter should address four topics:
-
What is your international background and experience? (nationality,
place of birth or residence, previous education, international
experience).
- Why do you want to enrol in the English-language programme in International Business Administration?
- Why did you choose RSM Erasmus University in Rotterdam?
- What are your career aspirations?
Thanks to all of you!
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Dear Sir or Madam,
With this letter I would like to give you a good impression of me, my
international experience and my ambitions. My name is Maarten van den Heuvel
and I’ve lived my whole life in a midsized city called Nijmegen. That isn’t a
very international orientated city and that’s exactly the reason why I’ve
chosen to go to the city of Rotterdam for my study. I want to study in an
international environment. However, currently I’m in secondary school. I’m in
the last year of my VWO and I’m confident that I will graduate within a few
weeks.
I have the Dutch nationality and I’ve always lived here so there I don’t
have a very interesting international background, although I’ve always been
very internationally orientated. When I was about fourteen years old I wanted
to earn a little extra money but I didn’t want to work in a local supermarket,
so I started my own little business. I’m quite clever with computers so I
started solving computer problems for the people in my neighbourhood. After a
few weeks I wanted more, so I taught myself how to make websites. Within a few
weeks I had a couple of clients and I started making money. I’m very ambitious
so after a few months making websites for local shops I started to expand my
advertisements nationally and after that internationally as well. So when I was
about sixteen I already had clients from all over the globe. Apart from my own
country, I have clients from the United States, Canada, Australia, South
Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium. This has given me a
lot of international experience because they work differently in every part of
the world. I work on a freelance basis but I’ve already got contract job offers
from companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and Turkey. Which I
rejected, because I want to start my study in Rotterdam!
Nowadays I use a lot of English to correspond with my clients that live
all over the world. I feel relieved to know that I’ll get a proper knowledge of
the English language and that I’ll be able to have a decent conversation with
practically anyone in the world. The international aspect of the study is very
important for me as well. I think it’s important to get in contact with foreign
students for the sake of being prepared to work with people that have different
backgrounds.
I know that the RSM Erasmus University is not the only university who offers
a study with an international character. However, I must confess, the Erasmus
University is situated in Rotterdam, one of the biggest ports in the world. It
is, contrary to Nijmegen, a very international city that really makes a
difference in the world. Can there be a more ideal place to study International
Business Administration? I doubt it.
I am aware of the fact that I’m a very ambitious
person who wants to stand at the international top, rather than stand down at
the bottom. I believe that I have what it takes to become successful in
international business. I found out during my current job that I derive
pleasure from maintaining international contacts, and I wish to continue doing
so in my future.
Thank you for taking the time to consider my
application. I am looking forward to hearing from you in the near future.
Yours faithfully,
Maarten van den Heuvel