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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 sincerely tag:Grammar' matching tags 'Yours sincerely' and 'Grammar'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aYours+sincerely+tag%3aGrammar&amp;tag=Yours+sincerely,Grammar&amp;orTags=0</link><description>Search results for 'tag:Yours sincerely tag:Grammar' matching tags 'Yours sincerely' and 'Grammar'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CSMOD (Build: 3161.22795)</generator><item><title>Please I need help! Could you take a look at my application!!!</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CouldLookApplication/gwdqk/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:57:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:541579</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Hallo &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;I am for the first time here.&lt;/span&gt; I want to apply for a position of German account internship in an chinese company.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;h2&gt;I never wrote an application before. Can you please look at this letter and give me some advice what can I do better.&lt;br /&gt;I am also not sure about the grammar. Can you please tell me if something is wrong!&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2&gt;THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HELP !!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dear &lt;strong&gt;***,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I am writing you to express my interest in the German account internship at the company ***.&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I am currently studying a B.A. in Computer Science with an e-Business focus&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;at the&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;***&amp;nbsp; graduating in 2010. &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;My aim is to work in an international field of work related to marketing and consulting. Subjects which I am studying that are relevant to the post of German account internship include Project Management, R&amp;amp;D, Finance and Controlling, Developing Database, Marketing and Strategic Management. &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;At the work as a student employee in a small team I have collected experiences with Photoshop and Dreamweaver. The work has referred to the updating and developing of the WNB homepage.&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;With pleasure I would offer to you my cooperation and I am very interested in gaining an opportunity with your company to use the skills I developed, in a 6 months-practical internship, starting in September 2008.&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I have excellent teamwork and leadership skills as evidenced by numerous university projects involving teams. I have a good command of written and spoken German. I also have a good command of written and spoken English and Russian. &amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I have strong evidence to show that my communication and organisational skills are also well developed.&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt; An opportunity to apply my skills with an international perspective at your company would be an excellent opportunity for both of us.&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I enclose my CV outlining my experience to date and key skill areas which I believe are relevant to this post. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss my application with you and I look forward to hear from you.&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Thank you very much for your time and consideration.&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Yours sincerely&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Please help Urgent - Letter to Human Resource</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UrgentLetterHumanResource/gvpjd/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:02:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:525269</guid><dc:creator>vincent tee</dc:creator><description>Hi English Guru, I am pretty poor in English. Could someone please help to comment &amp;amp; refine my letter below to the HR in a more gently way of expressing? (grammar mistakes and restructuring of sentences) Many Thanks!! 
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dear Human Resource,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Fist of all it is a great opportunity working for BAT for the past 2 years and thank you for considering my transition from the project team to support. There are few important points that I need to emphasize for your understanding. Actually, it isnât important for BAT to review my current rate because RM6300 was an outdated 2 years ago charges and this rate was agreed to only within a specific job requirement however I have work way above these requirements. I would like to confer in order for both parties to reach a win-win agreement based on a conclusive justification.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;From my investigation, I have approached people who work in this particular industry (from a BW Project Manager, other BW Consultants and a headhunter) commenting my current rate as a contractor for BW Consultant specializing in Front End is really not at par with&amp;nbsp;industry standard. On top of that from what I am working now is beyond the agreed job scope, providing services not only for &lt;b&gt;Programming&lt;/b&gt; but also &lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;BW Support&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;b&gt;BW R&amp;amp;D Development&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Graphics, Multimedia and also Training Management to all Asia Pacific regions.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;I have contributed beyond the previous agreed job requirements for all BAT Projects yet my current employer dosen&amp;#39;t know about this issue. These values contributing to the organization will determine that I am worth more than I should.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;I have fought for all project completion with success and met all datelines, sometimes till midnight yet no overtime charges being paid. Therefore, if the company were to bond my service for another one year or two, if the organization gives nothing but just low remuneration (a net pay) to the individual, what motivation is there to encourage the individual to give back to the organization more than the simple completion of allotted work?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;With all the justification mentioned above, I am looking for mutual benefits for both, BAT and myself. What BAT concern, is to pay my rate according to my skill set, 7 years of experience in IT sector and appropriate rate based industry standards for contractors and I will do my best to contribute my experience, talents, skills and abilities to the organization and the team. An appropriate market rate will be RM400 to RM500 per day or RM8,500 per month.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Yours Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;Vincent&lt;/font&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Letter to HR - need grammar check</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetterGrammarCheck/gvpvr/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:32:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:525181</guid><dc:creator>vincent tee</dc:creator><description>Hi English Guru, I am pretty poor in English. Could someone please help to comment &amp;amp; refine my letter below to the HR in a more gently way of expressing? (grammar mistakes and restructuring of sentences) Many Thanks!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dear Human Resource,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Fist of all it is a great opportunity working for BAT for the past 2 years and thank you for considering my transition from the project team to support. There are few important points that I need to emphasize for your understanding. Actually, it isnât important for BAT to review my current rate because RM6300 was an outdated 2 years ago charges and this rate was agreed to only within a specific job requirement however I have work way above these requirements. I would like to confer in order for both parties to reach a win-win agreement based on a conclusive justification.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;From my investigation, I have approached people who work in this particular industry (from a BW Project Manager, other BW Consultants and a headhunter) commenting my current rate as a contractor for BW Consultant specializing in Front End is really not at par with&amp;nbsp;industry standard. On top of that from what I am working now is beyond the agreed job scope, providing services not only for &lt;b&gt;Programming&lt;/b&gt; but also &lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;BW Support&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;b&gt;BW R&amp;amp;D Development&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Graphics, Multimedia and also Training Management to all Asia Pacific regions.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;I have contributed beyond the previous agreed job requirements for all BAT Projects yet my current employer dosen&amp;#39;t know about this issue. These values contributing to the organization will determine that I am worth more than I should.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;I have fought for all project completion with success and met all datelines, sometimes till midnight yet no overtime charges being paid. Therefore, if the company were to bond my service for another one year or two, if the organization gives nothing but just low remuneration (a net pay) to the individual, what motivation is there to encourage the individual to give back to the organization more than the simple completion of allotted work?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;With all the justification mentioned above, I am looking for mutual benefits for both, BAT and myself. What BAT concern, is to pay my rate according to my skill set, 7 years of experience in IT sector and appropriate rate based industry standards for contractors and I will do my best to contribute my experience, talents, skills and abilities to the organization and the team. An appropriate market rate will be RM400 to RM500 per day or RM8,500 per month.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Yours Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;Vincent&lt;/font&gt; </description></item><item><title>Grammar Check &amp; Engish Sentences (please try to help)</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/GrammarCheckEngishSentences/gvxwc/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:524962</guid><dc:creator>vincent tee</dc:creator><description>&amp;nbsp;Hi English Guru, I am pretty poor in English. Could someone please help
to comment &amp;amp; refine my letter below to the HR in a more gently way of expressing? (grammar mistakes and restructuring of
sentences) Many Thanks!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dear Human Resource,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Fist of all it is a great opportunity working for BAT for
the past 2 years and thank you for considering my transition from the project
team to support. There are few important points that I need to emphasize for
your understanding. Actually, it isnât important for BAT to review my current
rate because RM6300 was an outdated 2 years ago charges and this rate was agreed
to only within a specific job requirement however I have work way above these requirements. I would like to confer in order for
both parties to reach a win-win agreement based on a conclusive justification.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;From my investigation, I have approached people who work in
this particular industry (from a BW Project Manager, other BW Consultants and a
headhunter) commenting my current rate as a contractor for BW Consultant
specializing in Front End is really not at par with&amp;nbsp;industry standard. On
top of that from what I am working now is beyond the agreed job scope, providing
services not only for &lt;b&gt;Programming&lt;/b&gt;
but also &lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;BW
Support&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;b&gt;BW R&amp;amp;D Development&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Graphics,
Multimedia and also Training Management to all Asia Pacific regions.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;I
have contributed beyond the previous
agreed job requirements for all BAT Projects yet my current employer
dosen&amp;#39;t know about this issue. These values contributing to the
organization will determine that I am worth more than I should.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;I have fought for all project completion with success and
met all datelines, sometimes till midnight yet no overtime charges being paid. Therefore,
if the company were to bond my service for another one year or two, if the
organization gives nothing but just low remuneration (a net pay) to the
individual, what motivation is there to encourage the individual to give back
to the organization more than the simple completion of allotted work?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;With all the justification mentioned above, I am looking for
mutual benefits for both, BAT and myself. What BAT concern, is to pay my rate
according to my skill set, 7 years of experience in IT sector and appropriate
rate based industry standards for contractors and I will do my best to
contribute my experience, talents, skills and abilities to the organization and
the team. An appropriate market rate will be RM400 to RM500 per day or RM8,500 per
month.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Yours Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;
Vincent&lt;/font&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Urgent Letter to HR - Grammar Check &amp; Engish Sentences</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/UrgentLetterGrammarCheckEngish-Sentences/gvnjl/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:12:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:524699</guid><dc:creator>vincent tee</dc:creator><description>&amp;nbsp;Hi English Guru, I am pretty poor in English. Could someone please help
to comment &amp;amp; refine my letter below to the HR in a more gently way of expressing? (grammar mistakes and restructuring of
sentences) Many Thanks!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dear Human Resource,&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Fist of all it is a great opportunity working for BAT for
the past 2 years and thank you for considering my transition from the project
team to support. There are few important points that I need to emphasize for
your understanding. Actually, it isnât important for BAT to review my current
rate because RM6300 was an outdated 2 years ago charges and this rate was agreed
to only within a specific job requirement however I have work way above these requirements. I would like to confer in order for
both parties to reach a win-win agreement based on a conclusive justification.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;From my investigation, I have approached people who work in
this particular industry (from a BW Project Manager, other BW Consultants and a
headhunter) commenting my current rate as a contractor for BW Consultant
specializing in Front End is really not at par with&amp;nbsp;industry standard. On
top of that from what I am working now is beyond the agreed job scope, providing
services not only for &lt;b&gt;Programming&lt;/b&gt;
but also &lt;b&gt;&lt;span&gt;BW
Support&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span&gt;, &lt;b&gt;BW R&amp;amp;D Development&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Graphics,
Multimedia and also Training Management to all Asia Pacific regions.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;I have contributed beyond the previous
agreed job requirements for all BAT Projects yet my current employer dosen&amp;#39;t know about this issue. These values contributing to the
organization will determine that I am worth more than I should.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;As a contractor, the company is not obligated to provide: &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;EPF and
  SOCSO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Allowances&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bonuses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Medical / health benefits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Loan / company stocks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Training&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Family
  benefits&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Company insurance&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;As a contractor, we will have: &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;No chances of promotion availability&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;limited annual leaves&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;No Retirement saving plan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;No Job security&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;As a contractor we will face: &lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Insecure job
  security&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;, no annual increment, promotion benefits &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; and as inflation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;
  rises, every dollar we own buys a smaller percentage of a good or service.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;





&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;I have fought for all project completion with success and
met all datelines, sometimes till midnight yet no overtime charges being paid. Therefore,
if the company were to bond my service for another one year or two, if the
organization gives nothing but just low remuneration (a net pay) to the
individual, what motivation is there to encourage the individual to give back
to the organization more than the simple completion of allotted work?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;About my accomplishment to BAT:&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;I have successfully
  completed 3 major projects for BAT (ASPAC MI, Japan FREE and AME)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Since all ASPAC MI
     reports are running using web browser, I am one of the pioneers to develop
     all BW web reports for ASPAC MI, Japan FREE &amp;amp; AME Project in SAP
     Platform, therefore I have a strong technical skills and do understand the
     technical architecture very well.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Did my own research
     &amp;amp; successfully implemented BW with Web technology.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;For further
  information please refer to my resume as enclose&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/font&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;With all the justification mentioned above, I am looking for
mutual benefits for both, BAT and myself. What BAT concern, is to pay my rate
according to my skill set, 7 years of experience in IT sector and appropriate
rate based industry standards for contractors and I will do my best to
contribute my experience, talents, skills and abilities to the organization and
the team. An appropriate market rate will be RM400 to RM500 per day or RM8,500 per
month.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;Yours Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;
Vincent&lt;/font&gt;</description></item><item><title>Can you check my Letter of Motivation?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CheckLetterMotivation/gbphh/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:510500</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hello everyone!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; I need your help..I just finish my letter of
motivation for my study abroad semester. Please, can you check the
grammar? Any suggestions for the content are also welcome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; I really appreciate your help. If you have any
further questions, do not hesitate to ask me.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks a lot!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Dear Madam or Sir,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;my name is ** ** and I am studying Industrial Engineering and Management at the University of Applied Sciences ***(name)**, **(country)**. I am writing this letter to apply for admission for the Study Abroad program at the **(name)** University of Technology, Australia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I finished my basic studies back in year 2007 and my 7th semester is supposed to be either a practical training or a Study Abroad semester. I have chosen to apply for one semester at your University in **(city)**.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having the chance of studying abroad and becoming an engineer have always been the most ambition in my life since young. I like to face the challenges of living in a foreign country and to gain cross-cultural competence. I think that one semester abroad will help me learn how to adapt to a foreign culture, mentality and way of life which in my opinion are very important for broadening one&amp;#39;s horizon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have never been to Australia before but I know from fellow students that Australians are very open and friendly people. The ** television shows your beautiful countryside and the multicultural appearance of most big cities like **(city)**. So I chose the country wich is the most furthest away from my homeland.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the reason for choosing especially the ** University for my studies is based on its academic reputation and as well on the offering of courses it provides, which perfectly suit my interests. I also know from your Study Abroad Guide 2008 that the ** University is a very international university, so I would have the opportunity to meet many students from different backgrounds and cultures.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One semester in Australia will also be a great opportunity to improve my English skills. Since graduating from secondary school I regularly read English texts in newspapers, books or on the Internet, but I did not regularly have chances to talk to native speakers. As I am planning to work abroad after my graduation and, as a manager, I would like to be able to speak fluently in conversations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With my academic background and relevant studying field, I am confidence that I am qualify and able to perform well in this program. I really hope that my application for the Study Abroad program 2008 will be allowed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours sincerely,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re:  Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BestRegardsRegardsYoursSincerely-Correct/2/gbgmj/Post.htm#507986</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 03:34:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:507986</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;What about when you end a conversation with something like, &amp;quot;It&amp;#39;s been good to see you again, Jack. Please give my best to Doris and the kids. I&amp;#39;m sorry they couldn&amp;#39;t come on this trip with you,&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;So, you&amp;#39;re going to the San Diego office? If you see Sandra Evans out there, give her my best.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; Is this usage another one of our quaint southern US idioms, grounded in ignorance and bad grammar? Or is it more widespread&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Yes, seems pretty common to me. Just &amp;#39;my best wishes&amp;#39;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best wishes, Clive&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re:  Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BestRegardsRegardsYoursSincerely-Correct/2/gbgmg/Post.htm#507983</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 03:28:46 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:507983</guid><dc:creator>Delmobile</dc:creator><description>What about when you end a conversation with something like, &amp;quot;It&amp;#39;s been good to see you again, Jack. Please give my best to Doris and the kids. I&amp;#39;m sorry they couldn&amp;#39;t come on this trip with you,&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;So, you&amp;#39;re going to the San Diego office? If you see Sandra Evans out there, give her my best.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; Is this usage another one of our quaint southern US idioms, grounded in ignorance and bad grammar? Or is it more widespread? &amp;nbsp;</description></item><item><title>Re: Best regards, Kind regards, or Yours sincerely, - which is correct</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/BestRegardsRegardsYoursSincerely-Correct/10/grlcq/Post.htm#504355</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:06:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:504355</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;The grammar teacher did indeed have a point.&amp;nbsp; The correct usage is either&amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;Best wishes&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;Kind regards&amp;quot; - but never a combination of the two &amp;quot;Best regards&amp;quot; - which is at best clunky and at worst reveals a lack of good grammar.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is also fine to use &amp;quot;Yours sincerely&amp;quot; although this would normally be applied to a letter rather than a (less formal) email.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: pls help me write a letter claiming a dead body</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WriteLetterClaimingDeadBody/zlndv/post.htm#475460</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:56:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:475460</guid><dc:creator>devilcupid</dc:creator><description>&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Thanks for your reply here âs my draft..I&amp;#39;m not sureif its correct the grammar or wordings..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;February 11, 2007&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dear sir/ma&amp;#39;am,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We&amp;#39;d really appreciate your help with this.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Since we all know that my father &lt;strong&gt;[Fatherâs name]&lt;/strong&gt;, died last December 2007 due to hipper tension. Its been almost two months since my father died.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I regret to say that I was unhappy with your cooperation in processing my fathers sending back home,but we hope that this unhappiness will not turned to anger by the way that your company is like ignored my fathers death, sorry if I fell it that way but thatâs how I sees. Iâm hoping that your doing your very best and I do hope that&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;your company honor its obligations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I hope youâll give us even a single call or letter from your company. My brother have tried many times to follow-up the status of my father but still the company hasnât any final answers on when will be my father can be sent back home.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Since we know you wish to uphold the good reputation of your company, I trust this information will be of interest and use to you,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Iâm relying on you to help us in this matter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I look forward to receiving your response &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;to resolve this matter as soon as possible, but if you would care to discuss it you can contact me &lt;strong&gt;[my number].&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Yours sincerely, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;[My name]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>