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Cover letter for Ph.D.

andy_yuan — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:14:24 GMT

Before I stared to write my cover letter, I found this website and learned a lot from good posts in this forum. Thanks for these guys who posted them.
I would be more happy if any help to correct my Cover letter.
Thank you!
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Subject: apply for Ph.D program at ***

Dear Prof. ***,

I am writing to apply for PhD program in the field of environmental geotechnique, the research field seems to fitting well with my education, experience and career interests. I am a PhD student who majoring in mining engineering at *** University, a prestigious university in ***. Having been awarded a scholarship from China Scholarship Council(CSC) which sponsors Chinese citizens to study abroad and international students to study in China, I am seeking an opportunity to pursue my Ph.D study at famous research institute in the world. I believe that my research background in mining and geotechnique combined with my course work and professional experience will make me do more contribution to your group.

In June 2006 I got master degree in Safety Engineering with an emphasis on mining safety. During my graduate studies I worked on a research project about how to establish a positioning & management system for people in underground mines, and gained a lot of practical experience of system design thinking and how to deal with details problem. When facing some difficulties in the research works, try different ways, listen to the opinions from others and never give up easily, finally you will find a right and better solution. I think this is what I learned from the whole research process and it proves in the late work and studies.

After graduation I worked as a consulting engineer at the ***Institute of Nonferrous Metals. We perform risk assessment for many mining companies in China, include calculation of tailings dam, safety hazards evaluation for opencast and underground mining. This experience has helped me to develop good working relationships and communication skill with both companies and customers. In September 2007 I became a Ph.D candidate and participated in research projects, such as microseismic monitoring induced by blasting and mining tunnel excavation through hard rock. Since I was engaged in the field of geotechnique and mining, I became more and more interested in environmental protection for geotechnical engineering, such as CO2 Storage - an exciting research field for preventing Greenhouse effect.

I have enclosed my curriculum vitae for your consideration and would be happy to send you additional materials.Thanks very much for your time and look forward to hearing from you.

Yours Sincerely,

*** ***

Re: Plural for Curriculum Vitae

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:37:35 GMT

language should evolve over time - the debate that is taking place with regard to Latin phraseology is outmoded. CV or curriculum vitae is acceptable and in general use but curricula vitarum......I ask you !!!!

is this short paragraph correct?

demart28 — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:37:11 GMT

I am an experienced graphic designer with a sound knowledge in poster design.
I am looking for a independent theatre to cooperate delivering original and applicable design.
Is there any chance to send through my CV and work samples?

Re: Teachers Wanted in the Philippines

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:27:58 GMT

Dear Sir / Madam

I am a qualified and experienced English teacher and I have been teaching in Korea for the past two years. My command of the English language is superb, I speak with a clear accent and I am careful to pronounce and articulate with clarity when students are listening.

It is with full confidence in my talents, training, and experience as an educator that I offer this application for your sympathetic consideration. A review of the contents of my resume, my education, teaching, and employment record will assure you that I am equipped with extensive preparation and performance in the English education field.

I hold both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from accredited universities (see below). My abilities as a teacher have been honed and enhanced through over ten years of consistent practice in the field. I have meticulously prepared and delivered hundreds of lesson-plans, speeches, and lectures and have taught various age groups, ranging from children to teen-agers to undergraduate students to adults. I have taught conversation techniques and have conducted reading groups and discussion groups for children, university students and adults. I have actively engaged in children's education with a high degree of satisfaction and success. I recently taught in the government Elementary school system of Korea, and I enjoyed relating to and responding to the learning-needs of the children. I was selected to be the Head Teacher for Kaya University's English Summer Camp for Kids. My task was to teach and co-ordinate the activities of 7 other teachers at this intensive English camp for both Elementary and High School students. I am presently teaching undergraduate students at a renowned university in Daegu, Korea. Letters of recommendation are available from this Elementary School.

Along with my formal training and experience, I offer myself as an intelligent, sensitive and articulate person. My vocabulary is extensive and my pronunciation is clear and distinct. I am endowed with an innate sensitivity to the needs of others. I hail from a multi-cultural context and I have adapted to various cultures very well. I am a clear thinker, communicator, and an empathetic teacher who can identify and respond to the particular needs of individual students. I love working with children and have great energy and enthusiasm in the classroomâ¦students are very responsive and positive toward me.

I am currently teaching in Korea...but I am seeking to relocate to the Philippines. I will be available from the middle of December, this year.

I would like to send you my resume and letters of reference attached. I am happy to send you scans of my degrees, passport or any other pertinent information that you require. I also welcome a telephone interview. If you reply to me I would be happy to send you my photograph - to your personal email. Please reply to me at the following email address: mr.k.leigh@gmail.com

Here is my resume and letter of reference.

CURRICULUM VITAE: MR. KEREN M. LEIGH

Address: Apt. 6 Keimyung University            Sex:        Male
2139 Daemyung Dong, Nam-Gu                     Nationality:    South Africa
705-701, Daegu                                         Age:         38
Gyeongsangbukdo, Korea                            Race:        Caucasian

Email:  xx                   Phone:     Korea 010-6874-8642

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

2003-2004    Ph.D. Candidate, University of California at Berkeley,
    Department of Near Eastern Studies
    (currently enrolled but do not wish to complete this degree)

2000-2003    Master of Divinity Degree, Golden Gate Seminary, CA.
    Graduated with honors in Theological and Pastoral studies

1988-1994    Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy and History of Art,
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

1987    Higher Grade Matric Certificate, Greenside High School, Jhb.

All Degree Certificates are available upon request.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2008    English Lecturer, FISEP Department, Keimyung University, Daegu

2007    English Teacher, Daechang Elementary School, Jinyeong, Gimhae
    English Teacher, Chillam and Jangyu Libraries, Adult Classes.

2006    Assistant Manager, Pembury Hotel â Melrose, Jhb, R.S.A..

2004-2005     Self-employed, Home Construction â Sodwana Bay, Kwa-Zulu/Natal.

2003-2004    Graduate Student Instructor, University of California at Berkeley
ï· Prepared and presented course lectures for classes of roughly 150 students
ï· Conducted tutorial classes in question & answer format for classes of roughly 25 students
ï· Graded examinations and essays
ï· Conducted one-to-one student interviews

2000-2003    Senior Pastor, Hope Baptist Church, San Francisco, California
ï· Prepared and delivered messages and Bible studies on a weekly basis for congregations of roughly 50-200 people
ï· Conducted one-to-one counseling sessions with church members, including teenagers and marital counseling
ï· Managed church staff, operations, outreach and administration
ï· Trained staff and ministry leaders
ï· Chaired and set agenda for ongoing board meetings

2000-2003    Office Manager, Medical Offices of Dr. Eva Dahl, CA.
ï· Managed doctorâs calendar, patient bookings, filing systems, stocktaking and ordering of medical supplies.

1996-1999    Operations Controller, Wheel-A-Waste Recycling Company, Jhb.
ï· Managed the routing and timing of trucks
ï· Orchestrated drivers schedules
ï· Maintained customer relations
ï· Accounting, book-keeping and banking

Letter of Reference (Translated from Korean â Original Available on Request)

From:     Jinyeong Daechung Elementary School
    Gimhae Municipality
    Gyeongsangnam Province
    South Korea

Dear Sir / Madam                            6 November, 2007

Concerning: Mr. Keren M. Leigh

This person served as a Native Speaking English Teacher at our school during 2007. I was his Korean co-teacherâ¦and we worked closely together during this year.

1. He complied with all school regulations. He understood his roles and responsibilities and fulfilled all of his duties admirably.

2. He has a neat and clean appearance and dressed very well. He was professional in all of his conduct. He has a very good nature and was sensitive to our needs.

3. He was active in class-preparation and came up with many good ideas for our classes. He collaborated with me, his co-worked, to solve any problems that we encountered when students had difficulties. He did his very best to meet the needs of students and to make sure they were satisfied.

4. He dealt with the students very kindly and he was open to listening to the students and to respond to their needs. He has a very good sense of humor and all the students liked him tremendously. They were sad to hear he was leaving us at the end of the year.

5. He was very concerned that students felt they were progressing and learning every day. He taught the students using a variety of teaching styles and methods and he made each class fun and interesting. He has excellent teaching skills and achieved our class purpose, following the lesson plans and teaching objectives.

6. He has a positive attitude and put all of his effort into teaching. He tried to find studentâs strong points and to praise everyone he worked with and taught. He is kind, polite, and sociable, so he got along very well with all our other staff members, even though he comes from a culture different to ours.

These things prove his is a good teacher in terms of his teaching ability, personal nature, and the success he achieved in the classroom. Our school strongly recommends him to you as a teacher who will benefit your school.

Kim Son Hee
Korean English Teacher - Jinyeong Daechung Elementary School

I have always had a knack for relationship building and have no doubt that I will be able to foster firm and effective working relationships with my employer. I am certain that I will make a valuable contribution to the minds and lives of the young students that you entrust to my pedagogic care. Thank you for your kind consideration of my application. I earnestly await your response.

Yours sincerely

Mr. Keren M. Leigh (B.A. M. Div)

HELP! grade my essay on "the education system does more harm than good to students."

eirelav — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:03:40 GMT

At the dawn of the 21^stcentury, where previously infallible giant insurance firms and banks are taking turns to crash to bankruptcy and information explosion in the media adheres to Mooreâs law, global citizens in this knowledge based economy need to find a way to survive, be it learning to fight tooth and nail for their lives. A tiny slip, like reinsurance giant AIG showed us, can cause a catastrophic chain reaction and its effect will be felt exceptionally so because we are all living in one interconnected global society. An action somewhere will trigger off another in another place of the world. No one can depend on solely oneself to survive, no man is an island. An almost foolproof solution our forefatherâs have discovered to ensure our survival is through educating the younger generation by teaching the future of society survival skills, preparing them for the ever more challenging global landscape ahead. So with many different countries with many different specific needs, a number of education systems have been developed to cater to different students to produce different results. Education in Singapore in the 1960s was to produce skilled workers where basic linguistics and numeracy were required, thus the education system was simply the âsit down, shut up, memorizeâ. But Singapore since then has moved on to equipping the bulk of its students with critical thinking, multilingualism and creativity to ensure survival of Singapore in the merciless 21^st centuryâs economy. The education system in the world today, is thus more beneficial to the student than it be harmful.

An educated person is one who possesses knowledge, general knowledge and expert knowledge. And knowledge, whatever form it may be in, is equivalent to power as it can create. Take for example God almighty: he is omnipotent, he can create universes. In the process of receiving education from a system, the students in the system are given power to control their futures, or rather, a greater hold in dictating their futures as no system in this world exists as an isolated system and is constantly affected by fluctuations in other systems within proximity. This empowerment to create opportunities for oneself, give the students a higher chance of surviving in this ever morphing geopolitical landscape of economic, political, geographical boundaries, as they possess knowledge on how to select useful information to cause a desired change to their advantage. For example, an average European student taking up part time job at a law firm as a paper boy, to gain experience and to be able to put it down in his curriculum vitae to stand a higher chance of getting into Yale. In the absence of an education system, there would be chaos in the method of information dissemination of education, and the student would end up learning bits and pieces here and there, confusing the student and diminishing his chance of perform exceptionally, such as in Sri Lanka where 95% of the schools were destroyed in post independence riots and left many students hanging halfway clueless of what to do with life.

All education systems in the world today, be it kinesthetic such as in child learning centers like Montessori, or systematic, such as is conventional primary, secondary and tertiary, or even alternative education systems for those with special needs, also equip its students with abilities such as academia based abilities like literacy and numeracy, and cognitive abilities like comprehension at the very least. Education systems catering to creating a strand of superpower humans who stand a higher chance of dominating the global economy, teach students the art of critical thinking. All the effort going into impressing upon students certain abilities, is to ensure success in the future, in which individuals will be high fliers earning ostentatious incomes, which would in turn benefit the countryâs capita. If earning 6 digits a month equates to âgood for the studentâ then it would be obvious that education systems is indeed good for students

However the social engineering present in any system is unusually prominent in education. Education institutions tell students studying and doing well in schools is the only way to achieve a desired career, a nice big fat pay cheque, and a corresponding higher socio-economic status. So for the sake of the students, mentors sometimes ask the students to shut up and listen. The importance of school lies with what the mentor deems essential for the student and not the studentâs interest. This results in curiosity of the students being viciously castrated by the time they leave public education systems. An American study showed that at from the age of 3 to 5, an average child asks 30 questions a day. By the time the child reaches grade 5, the frequency of questions dwindles to zero. This gradual loss of curiosity consequently causes a gradual loss of freedom of thought. The childâs mind is cruelly conditioned into fitting the world the mentor sees, and is stripped of its right to fantasize and question as it wishes. The status quo is never challenged and the child loses his freedom without knowing it. Though Epictetus might say âonly the educated are freeâ, perhaps in this scenario, he be wrong. Harm is done to the student without the student realizing it. How far more despicable can this jamming of square pegs into round holes be?

As the world moves towards becoming an integrated global society, nations will devise more and more education systems to produce better students with an extra competitive edge. And unless one is living in an isolated society where only oneâs decisions influence oneself, one cannot say that education systems do more harm than good to the students.

Survival in the 21^st century or freedom? Take your pick.

Valerie Tan Huali

Re: Please help me to review my covering letter!

ferpectedit — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:10:40 GMT

Hello:
The letter is too long to revise word-by-word here. You make a lot of small errors, most of which you can correct by going over an English grammar and usage book. To get you started I'll give you specific suggestions on the second paragraph.

I don't understand the first part. Are you addressing someone? If so, you should put that name in the salutation and nowhere else in the letter. Here's my revision. Forgive me if I have changed your meaning, but as I said I have trouble understanding the paragraph as you have written it.

I would like an internship through the âErasmus Placementâ program for three to six months at your company. I could start as early as February 2009. Attached is a copy of my Curriculum Vitae (then touch on specific experience on your C.V. that makes you the best candidate for this internship).

To "serve" an internship is not a common expression and has unpleasant connotations: prisoners "serve" time for their crimes. The "for this reason" is unnecessary but you should include some specific experience or education in this paragraph which make you the right candidate for the internship. Good luck!

please review my letter of motivation

00m — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:46:49 GMT

i was writing a letter of motivation for a master degree.
please help me review the letter..

Dear Sir or Madam,

I appreciate this opportunity to provide further background information in support of my application for Master in International Tourism management at Hochschule Bremen University of Applied Science.

I graduated from Economic Department of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) on February 19,2008. To support my academic background, I spent my time to attend many activities. I was a tresurer for Marketing Students Organization (HIMMAPER) and coordinated some others activities. I also worked as Senior High School mathematic tutor at Primagama group Yogyakarta for two years. The past nine months I worked at Pulau Weh â Sabang Tourism Association. The goal is to Develope new sector of tourism in order to provide job for local people and enticing a dynamic entrepreneurship culture post tsunami and conflict. I also responsible for promoting Pulau Weh through website and organize training for local people the skill they need in the tourism industry. The experiences mentioned above has improved my leadership, communication skill, conflict management, ability to work under pressure and unsupervised.

Aceh has many natural resources which not yet developed. Pulau Weh is one of the best resource for tourism industry, it possesses many charms, on land and beneath the sea, as well as within its culture and built environment. Pulau Weh has just enough infrastructure and tourism facilities to readily envision that further development would transform it into a popular destination for Indonesian and foreign tourists alike. But it doesnât has professional human resource to develop it. Which is the reason I applied for MBA in International Tourism at Hochschule Bremen University of Applied Science to learn more knowledge about tourism development and applied it in Aceh and Pulau Weh (Sabang) Specially.

I enclose a curriculum vitae and a reference from the Dean of Economic Faculty of Gadjah Mada University, Chairman of Pulau Weh â Sabang Tourism Association and other requirements. Please contact me if you require any further details or documents. I hope to hear from you in the near future.

Sincerely yours

Please help me to review my covering letter!

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:53:48 GMT

Hello everybody,

I am trying to be an intern during next months in the UK, but I am Italian and I need a correct covering letter in perfect english . Please help me! and help me to correct this one. Any hints are appreciated
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Dear Mr. ***,

my name is Alessandro Fabio ***, and I am writing you to answer to your ANNOUNCEMENT published on SITE with code CODE. I am a Computer Engineering student at UniversitÃ degli Studi di Palermo, Italy, and I expect to graduate within 18 month.

NELL'AMBITO of âErasmus Placementâ program, I would like to serve an internship of a lenght of about 3-6 months in your company, preferably after February 2009. For this reason I attached a copy of my Curriculum Vitae to this letter.

The idea makes me enthusiatic because I am a dynamic person, active, open-minded to new experiences, enterprising. I have got many skills in team working, and a strong motivation to start this experience.

At the same time with the university, I already did some stage, got some work and attended training courses. In the 2007 I ended the âCisco Networkingâ course, which gave me the skills to do the CCNA certification exam; I have been an intern for CRES (a research centre) where I learned how to build mixed networks Linux â Windows and for Software Research where I learned to build Internet websites; I realized also some private works e.g. rosaneronline.it.

Intending to grow my personal culture I attend also piano lessons at the School Music of Palermo, and two years ago I have been living in the USA.

So, I decided to propose myself as an intern to increase and to broaden my knowledge into SUBJECT.

Sincerely,
Alessandro Fabio ***

Re: Plural for Curriculum Vitae

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:32:39 GMT

A CV produced by one person is his curriculum vitae. If over the person's lifetime he produces multiple CVs, then collectively they are his curricula vitae.

By contrast a bundle of CVs of different people would collectively be their curricula vitarum.

Vitae is the genitive singular, and vitarum the genitive plural, of vita.
In this context curriculum or curricula is the nominative case, singlar or plural as they cxontext requires.

Re: Plural for Curriculum Vitae

Tanit — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:14:46 GMT

9maven9
Curriculum vita is the CV of one person
Curriculum vitae are the CVs of more than one person
Vitae is the Latin plural of Vita

Hi,

Not quite...
Although it is true that vitae can be the nominative plural of vita (i.e. life used as a subject), it can also be its genitive singular form (i.e. life's, or of life). If interested, please have a look at this page from Wikipedia about the first declension in Latin.
The correct (singular) phrase, in Latin, is curriculum vitae, where vitae is genitive singular.