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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Search results for 'tag:Yours faithfully tag:Speak english' matching tags 'Yours faithfully' and 'Speak english'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aYours+faithfully+tag%3aSpeak+english&amp;tag=Yours+faithfully,Speak+english&amp;orTags=0</link><description>Search results for 'tag:Yours faithfully tag:Speak english' matching tags 'Yours faithfully' and 'Speak english'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CSMOD (Build: 3191.21962)</generator><item><title>Re: Plz Help me about motivation letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AboutMotivationLetter/zqnwr/post.htm#500106</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:28:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:500106</guid><dc:creator>Mister Micawber</dc:creator><description>.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;I have underlined some problem areas, Huy, and stricken out some things that should be removed:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="text-align:center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;MOTIVATION LETTER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I am a &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;graduate student of bachelor in business&lt;/span&gt; at Cantho University. I am &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;specialized&lt;/span&gt; in general &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;accountant&lt;/span&gt;. I would like to take part in a &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;Master&lt;/span&gt; course which will be held next September.&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; Name&lt;/span&gt; of this course is Monetary Economics and Financial &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;institution&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;At university, and even in my high school years, I had a great &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;chances&lt;/span&gt; to join many activities which&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; concern about&lt;/span&gt; business. &lt;strike&gt;Besides, my female cousin has work for one of biggest bank in Vietnam&lt;/strike&gt;. &lt;strike&gt;So that when I was young, i was interested in business. &lt;/strike&gt;After graduating high school, I decided to study accounting.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;At the time I &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;studied a university&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;the business school manager gave&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; their&lt;/span&gt; students&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;many opportunities to meet successful&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; business man&lt;/span&gt;. This&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; is&lt;/span&gt; a wonderful time to experience not only&lt;strike&gt; with&lt;/strike&gt; theory but also practical examples. In fourth year, I had a chance to practice at a bank.&lt;strike&gt; This bank is very famous in Vietnam.&lt;/strike&gt; At this time, I tried to do my best to complete my thesis and my&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; works&lt;/span&gt; at&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; bank&lt;/span&gt;. At the end of &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;practical time,&lt;/span&gt; the bank managers asked me to work for them. And at the same time, I was chosen by another bank&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;. And&lt;/span&gt; I decided to work for second bank. Although this bank&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; setted &lt;/span&gt;up for a short time, I think it &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;is the&lt;/span&gt; great chance to work &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;with new &lt;/span&gt;environment. After&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; taking more than 2 &lt;/span&gt;months, I stopped working because I got a Mekong 1000 project scholarship. With this scholarship, I can study aboard for&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; 2&lt;/span&gt; years. And after that, I will return to Vietnam to work for Cantho&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;authority&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;With knowledge &lt;/span&gt;that I &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;learn&lt;/span&gt;, I hope I can not only contribute to development of Cantho City but also &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;in Mekong&lt;/span&gt; Delta area. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I can speak English well. At the moment, I spend a lot of time &lt;strike&gt;for &lt;/strike&gt;practicing English. I hope I can communicate with local people fluently when I go to Holland.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I am able to work alone, &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;or part of team. And &lt;/span&gt;I like to work with people. I am flexible and &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;opened mind&lt;/span&gt;. And if it is needed, I enjoyed organizing different tasks. I like working under pressure. &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;At&lt;/span&gt; the second year at university, I thought I had much free time so &lt;strike&gt;that&lt;/strike&gt; I decided to &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;register a &lt;/span&gt;diploma in IT. This qualification is published by NIIT&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;India.&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; 2&lt;/span&gt; years&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;later, I finished my course.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I would like to take apart &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;in Master&lt;/span&gt; course&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; about&lt;/span&gt; Monetary Economics and Financial&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; institution&lt;/span&gt; and study &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;aboard. Because&lt;/span&gt; it is &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;a excellent&lt;/span&gt; opportunity to improve my knowledge and my skills. Besides, studying &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;aboard&lt;/span&gt; is a good chance to experience &lt;strike&gt;with&lt;/strike&gt;&lt;strong&gt; a&lt;/strong&gt; new environment, especially&lt;strong&gt; the&lt;/strong&gt; dynamic environment in Holland.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I hope that the above experience, knowledge and skills make me&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt; convenient for filling&lt;/span&gt; requirements of your university.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Yours faithfully,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description></item><item><title>Plz Help me about motivation letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/AboutMotivationLetter/zqjmw/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:58:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:499026</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hi everybody. My name is Huy and I come from Vietnam.I want to apply to university in Holland. They asked me to write a motivation letter. I don&amp;#39;t know how to write it. After spending 2 days, i hope it&amp;#39;s ok.&amp;nbsp; My writting skill is bad &amp;gt;.&amp;lt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here it is&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;

&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align:center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;MOTIVATION LETTER&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I
am a graduate student of bachelor in business at Cantho University. I am
specialized in general accountant. I would like to take part in a Master course
which will be held next September. Name of this course is Monetary Economics
and Financial institution.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;At
university, and even in my high school years, I had a great chances to join
many activities which concern about business. Besides, my female cousin has
work for one of biggest bank in Vietnam. So that when I was young, i was
interested in business. After graduating high school, I decided to study
accounting.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;At the time I studied a
university, &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;the business school manager
gave their students&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;many opportunities
to meet successful business man. This is a wonderful time to experience not
only with theory but also practical examples. In fourth year, I had a chance to
practice at a bank. This bank is very famous in Vietnam. At this time, I tried
to do my best to complete my thesis and my works at bank. At the end of
practical time, the bank managers asked me to work for them. And at the same
time, I was chosen by another bank. And I decided to work for second bank.
Although this bank setted up for a short time, I think it is the great chance
to work with new environment. After taking more than 2 months, I stopped
working because I got a Mekong 1000 project scholarship. With this scholarship,
I can study aboard for 2 years. And after that, I will return to Vietnam to
work for Cantho&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;authority. With
knowledge that I learn, I hope I can not only contribute to development of
Cantho City but also in Mekong Delta area. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I
can speak English well. At the moment, I spend a lot of time for practicing
English. I hope I can communicate with local people fluently when I go to
Holland.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I
am able to work alone, or part of team. And I like to work with people. I am
flexible and opened mind. And if it is needed, I enjoyed organizing different
tasks. I like working under pressure. At the second year at university, I
thought I had much free time so that I decided to register a diploma in IT.
This qualification is published by NIIT&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;India.
2 years&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;later, I finished my course.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I
would like to take apart in Master course about Monetary Economics and
Financial institution and study aboard. Because it is a excellent opportunity
to improve my knowledge and my skills. Besides, studying aboard is a good
chance to experience with new environment, especially dynamic environment in
Holland&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I hope that the above experience,
knowledge and skills make me convenient for filling requirements of your
university.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Yours faithfully&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description></item><item><title>** Comments on Motivation Letter asked **</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MotivationLetterAsked/zgpqk/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:15:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:451700</guid><dc:creator>Claire*</dc:creator><description>&lt;P&gt;Dear members,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am a Dutch scholar in my exam year of grammar school. Upcoming Friday I need to have sent in all my application papers for university. I saw the excellent help offered by all of you to correct motivation letters and give advise. I just finished my motivation letter and I would like some comments on it. I am applying for a university which is very selective. It is an international orientated institute and offers broad education (I want to study litarature, political theory, business and maybe some law) It is very intensive studying and I will be living on campus if everything turns out okÃ© and I will be accepted. But... only one out of five scholars get the chance to be accepted. So I can use all help offered by getting the best motivation letter ever. The yellow gaps represent fitting words I did not just come&amp;nbsp;up. (sorry for some Dutch but thats for translation)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;One special thing: I find it quite difficult to limit myself to two pages so if you have any advise on what to delete in this text it would be great (it is too long)&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;U&gt;My motivation letter:&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Dear Sir/Madame,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Hereby I am applying for a place in the liberal arts programme at University College Utrecht for fall 2008, and in this letter I will elaborate on the reasons of my motivation and why I am perfectly fit for the concept. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;My name is Claire. I am a sixth form student at the Koningin Wilhelmina College in Culemborg, I will be graduating from grammar school (Dutch: gymnasium) in June 2008. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I must say I like all my subjects and in particular English and Social Studies. I started learning English from a young age and it has always felt like my second language. Sometimes I feel I can express myself better in English than in Dutch, or at least more beautifully.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I enjoyed the fact that my (former) secondary school is rather innovative. In 2006 Bizzgames was introduced; a simulation of a business environment. This is an excellent way of putting management and organisation skills into practice. Consequence was I came in first as a two-person team with a student I did not know. On the one hand working after school did result in less active extracurricular activities, on the other hand I did learn to â¦&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I know people see me as an open-minded, ambitious, passionate and hardworking student. Academically I am a critical thinker. I am almost always passionately interested in a subject Travelling is one of my enduring passions. It gives me an indescribable feeling boundlessness. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;From my point of view current students are definitely well educated; however we are also quite restrained by the borders of Europe. I think this attitude will no longer serve. We are naturally ignorant of â¦ I, on the contrary, am very driven and interested in breaking through this boundary. From these I want to get good the elements. I am eager to develop. I find it interesting to put economic/political problems into the pillory. I can be quite taken up by thinking of a balanced policy.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Having experienced the concept of liberal arts and science in 2006 my conviction to apply for University College has grown stronger as time passed. The completed Roosevelt Junior Academy days (see enclosed certificate) and the open day visited at University College Utrecht have only served as reinforcements. I am appealed by UCâs curriculum, campus, professors, students, students associations and ambiance. I felt at home immediately with the campus and I felt a connection with the students I spoke to. I want more than offered by general universities. General universities do not strive to exploit ones individual academic abilities and they do not offer academic excellence. I want to be challenged. My future prospects are at the limit of what I want to consider reachable by own means, and no less. This is because I know I will do the best I possibly can and therefore I identify my future with endless possibilities. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In summer 2007 I took an educational travel to Cambridge. I stayed in a host family, for the reason I wanted to experience British living closely. It gave me renewed my energy to focus on what I want to achieve and therefore made me so much stronger and more motivated. For me this was a very special/changing experience. I finished with the intensive English course, specialized in Academic English at Advanced level. My English has improved â¦ in England. My environment had continuingly existed of a very rich diversity of cultures, which I experienced as very inspiring. I think it takes quite some adaptability to get settled in a totally new country and culture, and I think this is a very important talent to posses. I can easily find a way and socialize in unfamiliar surroundings.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In my exam year an opportunity occurred. I was selected for the School of Economics programme. I signed up and I intensely wanted to participate, for several of itâs aspects appealed to me; the academic education, the English language in studying and specialising in one of my most favourable subjects. This rather demanding extracurricular activity I enjoyed fullest, I am convinced studying in English will increase my satisfaction of studying and turning to English education will cause least trouble. I wanted more of my education and this challenged me.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Furthermore I arranged I will not be making a general PWS, but to complete this in a more academic, specialized and scientific way at School of Economics (Utrecht University) in the British language.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I put a lot of energy and satisfaction into the art of debating. When I was fifteen, I joined the students association Utrecht Debating Society. Speaking in public now represents one of my skills. As a scholar I had to catch up the gap between me and the student members. This only stimulated my ability in learning faster. Besides regular debating I am very interested in performing eloquentia en Iâm considering making that one of my extracurricular activities in the future. I have also been a co-judge at the NK debating tournament 2007 in Tilburg. In my leisure time I like to â¦ in the ancient theory of pleading, especially to read the great works of Cicero, Socrates and Plato.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I am already making efforts to make arrangements to go abroad upcoming summer. My aunt and uncle are very active in Africa concerning charity and voluntary activities, with this connection I hope it is possible to obtain a safe and valuable place to analyze and learn about unbalanced political/economical systems, and experience helping people for whom I think I can contribute to transfer knowledge to people unable to get education. There are still two sides of the badge, because I think such an experience enriches me as a human being. I also like to analyze the as it seems bottomless situation. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I have a broad range of interests and I have quite a few requirements fit for a study to my personal wishes. My contribution to University College Utrecht would be valuable, if given the opportunity. One of the reasons I am so passionately firm about studying liberal arts and sciences is the great international orientation. I would be honoured to join/strengthen the Future Leaders Project. The living environment of a large diversity of cultures does seem only tremendously inspiring to me. Considering UCU students make use of â¦ a lot, my debating skills will definitely be an advantage for me and liveliness in class. My active class-participation will be a mentionable contribution. I would also like to be actively involved in several committees at University College Utrecht. In my high school there was no occasion to have been involved in MUN, Model United Nations. Since Iâm aware of the MUN at university level is offered at University College Utrecht Iâm determined to become member of this organisation. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;UCU could give me the possibility to fulfil my academic needs, such as Future Leaders Project and an MUN-foundation. It will also shape me exactly fit for my future plans. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I think it is a huge prÃ© for a student ambitioning an academic international carreer to be all-round. UCU is able to offer, in my opinion, optimal âvormingâ. Highly academic skills, an intensive network with motivated people all over the world, an international âblikâ, broad but good knowledge and ability to speak English almost as a native speaker. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;During my high school I have personally been through a hard time regarding my domestic situation and I have no doubt this had also restrained me in performing to my fullest academic capability. Especially in de 4&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt; and 5&lt;SUP&gt;th&lt;/SUP&gt; class I was most affected by this, and therefore my exam grades averages started at a lower rank. It took me a while to be able to remain least affected by this negativity with help from a psychologist. I managed to get my grades up with hard work and high grades, but considering my own personal capability this couldâve been a lot more and will be at University College Utrecht. I think it did make me a lot stronger as an individual. In my opinion a human must strive to take advantage of every event.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Enclosed you will find a form of recommendation from Dr. Verbraak and Dr. Filius. Mr Verbraak is my teacher of management and organisation. Mr. Verbraak knows me well as a student and as an individual. Mr Filius has been my mentor in the sixth class and has been most aware of my personal circumstances. Mr Visschers has been my English teacher for several years and is well aware of my English level of proficiency, enclosed you find his comments on this matter.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Finally, I consider myself a suitable candidate for this program. In my time at KWC I have really showed my motivation, both academically and socially. I hope that I have convinced you of my motivation and that you will grant me this opportunity.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Yours faithfully,&lt;BR&gt;Claire Wientjes&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Can you help me with my reference letter?THX</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ReferenceLetter/zczdd/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:52:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:428930</guid><dc:creator>Xsayhi</dc:creator><description>Hi, I'm new here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'm applying for a university. a BSc programme.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Can you please check my recommendation? I wrote it for my teacher who can not speak English. I'm not a native speaker as well. There must be some mistakes and unappropriate expressions that need to be corrected.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And a brief introduction of myself.&amp;nbsp; I'm now study in the major of Geology. I want to apply for economics. The teacher of this letter was not my supervisor indeed; he teaches business administration in my university. I often ask him questions about economics. And this is how we come to know each other.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Many thanks in advance!&lt;br&gt;I'm very appreciate of your time and kind help.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here's my letter of recommendation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dear Admission Officer,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In capacity as a professor at the College of Information Management, ABC university, Iâm writing to recommend Jeff for admission to your esteemed universityâs programme of AAA.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I have known Jeff since his first year in university. He has never studied under my guidance, but his great enthusiasm for economics and business gave me very deep impression. So far I can clearly remember the interesting question he asked me when we first met- is there a formula that can be applied to solving the queuing problem in banks? It has been very pleased to answer his questions arising both in and out of his studies. But for question like this, which needs both theoretical and practical understanding of the financial system, I think heâd better go to a prestigious university as yours to find the answer. I believe after advanced study in your university, he can find a way out- not just by formulas.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;After two years of contacting with Jeff, I have known him very well in terms of academic performance and personality. As far as I know, to strengthen his abilities in economics and business, he learned many courses, such as principles of economics, contemporary management, fundamental accounting, strategies of enterprises, etc. Also, he has received very good training and guidance in mathematics, as can be proved in his transcripts. Whatâs worth mentioning is that he never got a score lower than 80 (in 100 scoring scale) in the courses of Advanced Mathematics, Linear Algebra and Probability Theory &amp;amp; Mathematical Statistics. In our university, the papers of these tests were very difficult and challenging; because we require that the students should have a solid mathematics fundament. There were no more than 279 students who achieved such high scores in the whole university.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His diligence was widely accepted by both students and teachers. The library may be the place he spent most of the time at school except his dormitory. In addition, Jeff always has his own set schedule which is hidden within his mobile phone. At the beginning, I could always see him watching his phone. I came to know the reason after a talk with him- there were the arrangements he had already made. Such a systematical way gave me very deep impression.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I have also noticed that Jeff did not direct all his efforts to exams but to extensive reading in subjects outside his major, particularly in business, marketing, finance and advertisement, all of which seemed to be intriguing to him. For example, I often saw him in the library reviewing the latest publications and international periodicals such as Economist, Business Week, Financial Times, Science, etc. I think it is his wide-range of general knowledge that distinguished him from others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In the summer of 2006, Jeff conducted an investigation of BBB Co. Ltd. As a result of the investigation he identified a number of problems faced by the company as well as most state-owned enterprises, and presented his own understandings. He held that the problems are rooted in the property ownership of state-owned enterprises and offered his own solutions such as privatization and securitization. Besides, in his spare time he completed two book reports of America banks as well as gave his own opinions about the problem of non-performing assets of state-owned commercial banks. The above two examples have fully demonstrated his enthusiasm for economic studies and his competence in research and practice. However, it should be admitted that there is still much room to be desired, and systematic study and research are required for his ideas to become mature and comprehensive. The AAA program of your university offers such an opportunity for him.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Studying and researching economics and business meet him both his individual interest and career goal.&amp;nbsp; His past performance can demonstrate his potential ability to succeed his study in your university and fulfill his target. Thus I strongly recommend him. Your favorable consideration to him will be very much appreciated.&lt;br&gt;Yours faithfully,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Looking forward to your help!</description></item><item><title>Could you please help me with my rocommendation letter?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldRocommendationLetter/zcdpd/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:09:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:428556</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hi, I'm new here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'm applying for a university. a BSc programme. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Can you please check my recommendation? I wrote it for my teacher who can not speak English. I'm not a native speaker as well. There must be some mistakes and unappropriate expressions that need to be corrected.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And a brief introduction of myself.&amp;nbsp; I'm now study in the major of Geology. I want to apply for economics. The teacher of this letter was not my supervisor indeed; he teaches business administration in my university. I often ask him questions about economics. And this is how we come to know each other.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Many thanks in advance!&lt;br&gt;I'm very appreciate of your time and kind help.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here's my letter of recommendation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Dear Admission Officer,&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In capacity as a professor at the College of Information
Management, ABC university, Iâm writing to recommend Jeff for
admission to your esteemed universityâs programme of AAA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I
have known Jeff since his first year in university. He has never studied
under my guidance, but his great enthusiasm for economics and business gave me
very deep impression. So far I can clearly remember the interesting question he
asked me when we first met- is there a formula that can be applied to solving
the queuing problem in banks? It has been very pleased to answer his questions arising
both in and out of his studies. But for question like this, which needs both
theoretical and practical understanding of the financial system, I think heâd
better go to a prestigious university as yours to find the answer. I believe
after advanced study in your university, he can find a way out- not just by
formulas.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;After
two years of contacting with Jeff, I have known him very well in terms of
academic performance and personality. As far as I know, to strengthen his abilities
in economics and business, he learned many courses, such as principles of
economics, contemporary management, fundamental accounting,
strategies of enterprises, etc.
Also, he has received very good training and guidance in mathematics, as can be
proved in his transcripts. Whatâs worth mentioning is that he never got a score
lower than 80 (in 100 scoring scale) in the courses of Advanced Mathematics,
Linear Algebra and Probability Theory &amp;amp; Mathematical Statistics. In our
university, the papers of these tests were very difficult and challenging;
because we require that the students should have a solid mathematics fundament.
There were no more than 279 students who achieved such high scores in the whole
university.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;His
diligence was widely accepted by both students and teachers. The library may be
the place he spent most of the time at school except his dormitory. In
addition, Jeff always has his own set schedule which is hidden within his
mobile phone. At the beginning, I could always see him watching his phone. I
came to know the reason after a talk with him- there were the arrangements he
had already made. Such a systematical way gave me very deep impression.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I
have also noticed that Jeff did not direct all his efforts to exams but to
extensive reading in subjects outside his major, particularly in business,
marketing, finance and advertisement, all of which seemed to be intriguing to
him. For example, I often saw him in the library reviewing the latest
publications and international periodicals such as Economist, Business Week,
Financial Times, Science, etc. I think it is his wide-range of general
knowledge that distinguished him from others. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In
the summer of 2006, Jeff conducted an investigation of BBB Co. Ltd. As a result of the investigation he identified a number of
problems faced by the company as well as most state-owned enterprises,
and presented his own understandings. He held that the problems are rooted in
the property ownership of state-owned enterprises and offered his own solutions
such as privatization and securitization. Besides, in his spare time he
completed two book reports of America banks as well as gave his own opinions
about the problem of non-performing assets of state-owned commercial
banks. The above two examples have fully demonstrated his enthusiasm for
economic studies and his competence in research and practice. However, it
should be admitted that there is still much room to be desired, and systematic
study and research are required for his ideas to become mature and
comprehensive. The AAA program of your university offers such an opportunity
for him.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Studying
and researching economics and business meet him both his individual interest
and career goal.&amp;nbsp; His past performance
can demonstrate his potential ability to succeed his study in your university
and fulfill his target. Thus I strongly recommend him. Your favorable
consideration to him will be very much appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;

Yours faithfully,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;Looking forward to your help!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Need urgent help with my letter (only 10 hours left!)</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UrgentLetterHoursLeft/vcgxk/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 01:45:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:345892</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>&lt;P&gt;Hi, I have been working the last 3 nights on my letter now and would really appreciate any comments on it. I only have about 10 hours left then I will send it to the University.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Btw. do I have to write "English" with a capital E?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;--------------------------------------------&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Dear Madam or Sir,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoBodyText&gt;I am writing to apply for the Bachelorâs programme in International Business at the University ABC in September 2007.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;When I first heard about the international business programme in May 2006, it caught my attention straight away. This environment with its international atmosphere is exactly what I am looking for.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I have always found the business and especially the financial world to be intriguing. Moreover my mother taught me to accept and appreciate all the different aspects of different cultures and people. Therefore I highly value the international flavour at the University ABC.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Furthermore, the city of&amp;nbsp;ABC with its huge cultural and historical background looks to me as a great place to live and study for the next three years. The impression of both University and city itself that I got when visiting the open day was beyond my expectations.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In addition to this, I love the idea of living in the tri-border region Belgium-Netherlands-Germany as it offers me great opportunities and I have the chance to speak and practice three different languages constantly in everyday situations and on top of that have the chance to learn Dutch as a fourth language.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Even more important for me though, is the possibility to study in a multicultural classroom and interesting surrounding with a high academic challenge and a great student community.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In my opinion the small tutorial groups are a perfect opportunity to work and get in close contact with students from literally all over the world and thus broaden my own horizons and develop intercultural competence and learn to work in international teams which is very important in todayâs constantly changing global markets.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;In fact, the small family-like groups with their problem-based learning method are my main reason for choosing the&amp;nbsp;University ABC&amp;nbsp;above all others. I think this education system&amp;nbsp;supports the studentâs learning progress best, hence it will help me develop my own personality and social skills in an optimal way.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoBodyText&gt;I am sure that my high level of motivation and my strong desire to succeed will enrich the Universityâs community. I am an open minded person with good interpersonal competence and a sense of responsibility. Subsequently one of my great strengths is to collaborate and work in teams. Besides this I have excellent analytical skills and also a very powerful problem solving ability. Additionally I have (an?) excellent English proficiency and speak English fluently. I think these are essential character attributes/traits of a future international business graduate!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;After graduating from school in June 2006, I have started to work at XYZ, an insurance company to gain some work experience and be able to finance my trip to the United States.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;(In order )To be best prepared for the international business programme I will attend a language school in San Francisco for 1 month this year. This intensive English course will have a special module focusing on business English. I hope this shows my seriousness about fulfilling the demands on (the profile of) a prospective bachelorâs student at University ABC. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Looking at my career aspirations, my goal is to gain an understanding of multi-national companies and their strategic marketing process. I want to pursue a career in the investment section, working for an investment bank or work as an advertising manager.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;To sum it up, I chose University ABC for the internationally, the practice orientation and the fact that the programme is completely taught in English. I am eager to work hard in order to ensure a successful preparation to face the challenge of todayâs business world.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Enclosed you will find all required documents. Thank you for taking the time to consider my application.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Yours faithfully,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;my name&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>motivation letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MotivationLetter/djkmb/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2006 22:44:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:297875</guid><dc:creator>Flogger</dc:creator><description>&lt;P&gt;Please, can someone check my motivation letter, I really need help! &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thanks&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;Dear Sir or Madam&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;


&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I have always been interested in engineering, especially in aerospace ingeneering,&amp;nbsp; which I have been obsessed since I was born. As a little child, I wanted to learn how airplanes fly, and when I enrolled Mechanical Engineering (course Ingeneering Modelling and Computational Simulations) on Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in *****, I've got a chance to learn it.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Among the subjects I am specially interested in aerodynamics and fluid mehanics, because study something difficult like that is real challenge for me. Although aerodynamics and fluid mehanics are my main intererests, I'm also good at engineering mehanics-dynamics and strenght of materials, and I'm demonstrator on Department for Engineering Mehanics and Strenght of Materials. Last academic year I was also demonstrator from Computational Mathematics. I am also member of Euroavia-European Association of Aerospace Students, because I want to meet new people and aquire new experiences. I speak english very good and I've been learning&amp;nbsp;German for few years.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; After I finish my studies I would like to employ in European aerospace industry, providing posibillity of further education and this internship would be great opportunity for me to fill the gaps between theory and practice, and of course to improve my knowledge in German language. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I think that nowaday engineer should not be restricted to only one sphere ,but he must have universal knowledges and be adaptable if he want compete in ever stronger competition, so if you are looking for a young and creative person who is seeking new challenges and is willing to contribute to your companyâs success, I would like to encourage you to consider my application.&lt;/P&gt;


&lt;P&gt;Yours faithfully&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: job application</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/JobApplication/cwlrm/post.htm#209537</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:52:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:209537</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><description>&lt;P&gt;Hi Antonija,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;I'm not sure if you realize that you need to include with this 'cover letter' a copy of 'your' resume or CV. The letter should thus just focus on the highlights of your application. You have&amp;nbsp;too many mundane details here. Think about what the employer wants. eg Can she sell? Can she work independently?&amp;nbsp;Can she learn about new products quickly?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Best wishes, Clive&lt;/P&gt;

&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;Could you please read this job application and correct the mistakes. Thanks&amp;nbsp;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;Dear Sir/Madam,&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;I saw your advertisement for a medical representative in XY newspapers, issued on 18 March 2006. I am very interested in the job because I enjoy working with people and I have the required communication skills, as well as many of the necessary qualifications.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;I was born on 03 March 1979 in XY. &lt;FONT color=#000000&gt;Birth date is not relevant and should not be included. &lt;/FONT&gt;I graduated from high school in 1997. I graduated from the University of Rijeka&amp;nbsp; Medical School in November 2004 and I took medical exam in May 2005. I have a valid driving licence (B cat.) and I speak English fluently and have passive knowledge of Italian language. Although I have never worked as a medical representative, I have been in medical practice for almost two years â one year during my internship and eight months working as a general practitioner (still working). &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I am very interested in the position and I hope you will consider my application. I am looking forward to meeting you.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;Yours faithfully,&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;XY, M.D.&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>job application</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/JobApplication/cwhzx/post.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:33:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:208468</guid><dc:creator>Antonija</dc:creator><description>&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Could you please read this job application and correct the mistakes. Thanks&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Dear Sir/Madam,&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;I saw your advertisement for a medical representative in XY newspapers, issued on 18 March 2006. I am very interested in the job because I enjoy working with people and I have the required communication skills, as well as many of the necessary qualifications.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;I was born on 03 March 1979 in XY. I graduated from high school in 1997. I graduated from the University of Rijeka&amp;nbsp; Medical School in November 2004 and I took medical exam in May 2005. I have a valid driving licence (B cat.) and I speak English fluently and have passive knowledge of Italian language. Although I have never worked as a medical representative, I have been in medical practice for almost two years â one year during my internship and eight months working as a general practitioner (still working). &lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I am very interested in the position and I hope you will consider my application. I am looking forward to meeting you.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Yours faithfully,&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;XY, M.D.&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Need help with Cover Letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/NeedHelpWithCoverLetter/brvnh/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2005 17:43:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:84905</guid><dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator><description>I'm estonian and I would be very happy, if someone could check my draft:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Sir or Madam&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would like to apply for a job in the NH Imperial Playa Hotel and I ask you consider my application. &lt;br /&gt;Though my personal qualification in a pharmacist, I have a strong motivation to be admitted and I would like to explain you why. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My everyday work concerns the pharmaceutical legislation, professional qualifications and further training. As a Head Pharmacist of the Estonian Pharmacists Association and an internationally recognized specialist, I have been several years in co-operation with different international organizations and institutions (WHO/EuroPharm Forum, Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union, BaltPharm Forum etc). Trough different projects and common activities I have gained a lot of experience in communicating and working with different kind of people. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After 5 years I have got the possibility to have 3 months vacation. I have been always very interested in hotel business and linguistic subjects. Therefore I am convinced that a job in an international high level quality hotel permit me to offer my personal contribution to the company`s objectives and I am sure that it provides me the expertise and personal interaction. Because of my position, I have visited most of European countries and as a visitor I have a lot of quality-hotel experience.&lt;br /&gt;This year I planned to learn Spanish and I am sure I can learn and improve it surrounded by native speakers. I always like to come back to Gran Canaria, because of the beauty of the island, an its international but warm environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a clear-headed and motivated person, I have taken part in many different actions. I have been as a trainee in Germany, a volunteer in France etc. I speak English, Finnish, Russian and my home language Estonian fluently, German in average level. I have studied French 11 years at school. The next goal is to learn Spanish. I started with it in February 2005.&lt;br /&gt;As a responsible, hardworking person, I have been elected into the Council of the Jaani Protestant (Lutherian) Church in Tallinn. As a competing rider, I am physically and mentally in good shape.&lt;br /&gt;I see myself as an enthusiastic, socially concerned and innovative member of the society. I have always worked hard to achieve all the professional and personal goals. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I would like you to consider my request and I look forward to a positive response. &lt;br /&gt;I you have additional questions, don`t hesitate to contact me. At the end of April/beginning of May I am ready to come to the interview.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours faithfully,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>