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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:cover letter tag:Resume' matching tags 'cover letter' and 'Resume'</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3acover+letter+tag%3aResume&amp;tag=cover+letter,Resume&amp;orTags=0</link><description>Search results for 'tag:cover letter tag:Resume' matching tags 'cover letter' and 'Resume'</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CSMOD (Build: 3191.21962)</generator><item><title>Motivation letter for University</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MotivationLetterUniversity/gxmwd/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:27:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:573515</guid><dc:creator>madona</dc:creator><description>Hi everybody,&lt;img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-21.gif" alt="Yes" title="Yes" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I found this forum few days ago. I think, it is so helpful and valuable&amp;nbsp; for everyone. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I try to get through into Y.. University. I need your help to check my motivation letter such as grammar, structure, errors and etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I really appreciate your comment, ideas and opinions. &lt;br /&gt;My due date for sending my application form, resume and motivation letter is &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;October 15,2008&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-10.gif" alt="Embarrassed" title="Embarrassed" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please help me.Thank you very much in advance to everybody who wants to &amp;quot;give me a hand&amp;quot;.&lt;img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Dear Madam or Sir,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The process of supply and demand is on-going and, as such requires organizations to both adapt and innovate. Organizations should meet the challenge of modern technology and, at times, challenge it themselves. They must also be able to exploit opportunities to create or maintain a good position in the financial market. In short, the banks and big corporations need high quality of financial service where the focus is on the internal and external stock market environment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have a passion to work with financial transactions, stock market and investment funds, so I would like to apply for the Bachelor&amp;#39;s degree of Administrative studies, track Finance or Accounting into Faculty of .. at Y.. University which starts January 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I graduated with Master&amp;#39;s degree of Law from University of Moscow in 2000. My studies have given me a solid foundation in six fundamental fields: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Banks&amp;#39; Law, Financial Law and Corporate Law. Since &amp;nbsp; finishing my studies I have been working as a Legal Advisor at&amp;nbsp; Y company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I want to pursue an international caree in economics, specializing in Finance or Accounting field. My goal is to work as an analyst for one of the top investment banks or hedge funds, or as a Financial Advisor for a private trust in any world financial centre. To achieve this, I need to complete my academic background and to take a Bachelor&amp;#39;s degree in Finance or Accounting at Y..University which offers an outstanding education and has a superior reputation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To be successful and achieve high standarts in the financial world, I need to obtain an extensive practical and theoretical knowledge in investment analysis, corporate finance, banking, and financial microstructure. I need to widen and deepen my understanding of quantitative techniques and financial behaviour. I am also eager to learn more about international financial systems and stock market investment funds. I understand that Finance and Accounting are very popular and competitive industry and it is rather challenging to achieve a professional career. I am however open-minded and prepared to meet all challenges presented to me. I am convinced that Bachelor&amp;#39;s degree of Finance or Accounting will give me an opportunity to build a successful career and become a true professional, contributing value to my future companies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I enclose my resume. Please feel free to contact me if you require any further details or documents. I hope to hear from you in the near future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yours faithfully,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(signuture)&lt;br /&gt;NAME..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;Enclosers: resume&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;</description></item><item><title>Need help proofreading a short cover letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProofreadingShortCoverLetter/gnrdr/post.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:13:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:565046</guid><dc:creator>MorbidSnail</dc:creator><description>Hello everyone!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am writing a cover letter and resume as a class project for a business communications class.&amp;nbsp; I have run this cover letter by several people and they could not find any mistakes.&amp;nbsp; I was hoping one of you guys could take a look at it one last time before I turn it in as each error of any type results in a loss of 25/100 points!&amp;nbsp; The comments in bold are specific questions I have.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!&amp;nbsp; I am horrible with grammar so I am paranoid as hell.&amp;nbsp; It doesn&amp;#39;t help that none of my friends are English majors!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;[my address]&lt;br /&gt;San Angelo, TX 76904&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 09, 2008&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr. Bob H. Smith&lt;br /&gt;URS Corporation&lt;br /&gt;P.O. Box 201088&lt;br /&gt;Austin, TX 78720-1088&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Mr. Smith: &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On September 3, Monster.com reported that your organization is looking for someone to fill the position of Marketing Business Assistant.&amp;nbsp; After learning a little more about your company,&lt;strong&gt;(comma needed here?)&lt;/strong&gt; I believe I am an excellent candidate for the position.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ad you placed on Monster.com stated that you desired someone with a strong background in Microsoft Office Suite and excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.&amp;nbsp; Due to my experiences in courses such as Statistical Analysis&lt;strong&gt;(should I capitalize course names?)&lt;/strong&gt; and Business Communications,&lt;strong&gt;(comma needed here?)&lt;/strong&gt; I have used the programs available in Microsoft Office Suite extensively and am very comfortable with them.&amp;nbsp; In addition, I experienced success as a delivery driver due to my ability to organize orders, plan efficient routes, and work as a team with my co-workers to ensure orders were delivered in a timely and professional manner.&amp;nbsp; A detailed list of my qualifications, employment history, and education is available on the attached resume. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to putting my skills and abilities to use at URS and will call during the week of September 15th to discuss a time to set up an interview and detail my qualifications more fully.&amp;nbsp; I am available by email at [my email address] or I can be reached at [my phone number] any time before 11am or after 3pm central time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christian S. Jones</description></item><item><title>Cover Letter For Internship</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoverLetterForInternship/gllrn/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:54:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:558361</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hello my name is Sascha, next year I want apply for an internship at an English Organisation, so I hope that you can help me to correct my cover letter.&lt;div&gt;Here it is:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;StartFragment&lt;/strike&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dear Sir/Madam,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;my name is ... and I would like to apply for the Internship atâ¦..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I am presently studying ... at the University of ... at the end of my third year. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;I focus on ..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;As you can see from my enclosed resume, due to my job as student assistant I have acquired experience in the human resources field. I also learned to work in teams and motivate other staff members. Moreover, I have taken courses in Industrial Psychology and Marketing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;My job as student assistant gives me a wonderful insight into the real workings of business&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; above all because renowned enterprises such as ... or ... are involved in this project. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Thereby I have learned a variety of thinking strategies, experienced different approaches to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;teaching and learning, communication and teamwork skills while working with people who have &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;a variety of personalities and ideas. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;At this project I taught other students in the fundamentals of a well-known software product and was additionally responsible for the development of assessments and to hold presentations at German Organisations.To improve my English skills and knowledge about the human resources field, in February 2009 I am going to study one semester at the ... in ... after this six month, I wish to serve an Internship at the Human Resource Department of your Organisation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Â &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;An Internship at your Organisation provides an ideal opportunity for me to widen my horizon and to get a more detailed insight into working life in your country. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In addition I hope to gain a better understanding of organisational culture and human resources departments.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Â Therefore I apply for an internship at the human resources department of your Organisation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;As an open-minded and friendly person, I easily integrate into new teams. I am convinced that my communicative and conceptual skills will make me an asset to your department. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Â Thank you for considering my application. Enclosed you will find my resume, which will give you additional information on my background and qualifications. I am available for an interview at your convenience. Feel free to call me.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Â &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sincerely yours,Â &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; EndFragment&lt;/strike&gt;&amp;gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>cover letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoverLetter/glrjc/post.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:28:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:555324</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Hello,&lt;br /&gt;I would like to ask someone to make corrections to my cover letter. Advices, how to improve it, are welcome. Thank you very much in advance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:windowtext;"&gt;To Whom It May Concern:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:windowtext;"&gt;I am writing to express my interest in the position of Cabin Attendant in &lt;em&gt;CityName&lt;/em&gt; base listed online at the &lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;CompanyName&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; website.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I believe that my experience in working with people of wide range of personalities along with my language skills makes me a desirable candidate for the position you are offering. I would like to serve your Company distinguished customers with the best of my abilities in maintaining high quality service.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your Company&amp;#39;s need for a flexible, &lt;span&gt;enthusiastic&lt;/span&gt;, and motivated team player is exactly the type of position I desire. I am prepared to work hard in order to meet the high standards of that the &lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;CompanyName&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; is known for. I am confident that I can be an active, open-minded and useful member of your team. I hope you will agree that my skills would be an asset to your Company. Please see my resume for additional information on my experience.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I look forward to meeting with you in person to discuss your particular needs and how I can help &lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;CompanyName&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; successfully carry out its mission as the leading low-fare airline in Europe. Feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN:justify;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sincerely,&lt;br /&gt;FirstName LastNAme&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Cover Letter needs to be checked:-) THX</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoverLetterChecked/gjpmw/post.htm#549890</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:16:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549890</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><description>Hi,&lt;br /&gt;I&amp;#39;ve suggested a few edits, but this is pretty good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good luck, Caroline.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clive&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"&gt;Dear Mr. ***,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am writing to you to&amp;nbsp;express&amp;nbsp;my interest in completing a three-to-four month internship in your company&lt;span style="COLOR:#bf005f;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; starting June 2009. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"&gt;COMPANY provide&lt;span style="COLOR:#bf005f;"&gt;s &lt;/span&gt;one of the world&amp;#39;s top ***, *** and *** services to the *** markets. The opportunity to develop valuable skills in an environment that will inform and enrich my entire career is very appealing to me and &lt;span style="COLOR:#bf005f;"&gt;fits well with&lt;/span&gt; my expectations about the starting point of my career in the field of global *** markets&lt;span style="COLOR:#c00000;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; for which I have strong enthusiasm.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Currently, I am studying in the fifth semester of the seven semester bachelor degree programme &amp;#39;*** and ***&amp;#39; at the University of *** Sciences in ***, France. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In addition to my *** courses, I have acquired skills in ***, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;***, *** and ***. I gained a University grant &lt;span style="COLOR:#bf005f;"&gt;by being&amp;nbsp;in&lt;/span&gt; the upper 10% of the students in 2007/2008. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;With minimal training and willingness to work hard&lt;span style="COLOR:#bf005f;"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; I expect to contribute significantly as a part of your team.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"&gt;Apart from my regular curriculum, I was a tutor for the course &amp;#39;***&amp;#39; for 2 semesters. This enabled me to gain training and coaching skills as well as the ability to work on &lt;span style="COLOR:#c00000;"&gt;my &lt;/span&gt;own initiative or as part of a team.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I am looking forward to applying the knowledge from my academic studies to any projects and duties assigned to me during my internship&lt;span style="COLOR:#c00000;"&gt;, &lt;/span&gt;and to achieving the best possible results and solutions. Being a results-driven and reliable student, I easily integrate into new teams. I am convinced that my analytical and conceptual skills will make me an asset to your department.&lt;span style="COLOR:#bf005f;"&gt;I hope that m&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:#bf005f;"&gt;y language skills&lt;/span&gt;, including French, English and German &lt;span style="COLOR:#c00000;"&gt;will &lt;/span&gt;be a considerable plus for COMPANY.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"&gt;Thank you for considering my application. Enclosed you will find my resume, which will give you additional information on my background and qualifications. I am available for an interview at your convenience. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"&gt;Sincerely yours,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR:#0000bf;"&gt;Caroline&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="COLOR:#bf005f;"&gt;Smith&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description></item><item><title>Cover Letter needs to be checked:-) THX</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CoverLetterChecked/gjprq/post.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:56:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:549694</guid><dc:creator>HelpNeedr</dc:creator><description>Dear Members of this Great English Forum,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My name is Caroline and I need Your help correcting my Cover/motivation Letter... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope to find somebody here who will share his thoughts about my letter:-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Motivation Letter</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/MotivationLetter/gjdgd/post.htm#546315</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:51:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:546315</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><description>Hi,&lt;br /&gt;I undertand &amp;#39;cover letter&amp;#39; and &amp;#39;motivation letter&amp;#39; as two different things, as follows.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;cover letter&lt;/strong&gt; accompanies a resume, and is usually related to an employment application.&lt;br /&gt;A &lt;strong&gt;motivation letter&lt;/strong&gt; is a term I only encountered on this Forum. I understand it to relate to a university application, and to be a statement of why you want to take this particular course at this particular institution.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best wishes, Clive</description></item><item><title>Re: What is wrong with this CV?</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatIsWrongWithThisCv/ghmrj/post.htm#538994</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:07:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:538994</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><description>Hi, I&amp;#39;m portuguese too.. I was looking for something related with languages when I found this message. If you are still sending CVs, you might want to consider revising it...specially by using active verbs at the beginning of the sentences. Check at &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#0000ff;"&gt;&amp;lt;url removed by mod.&amp;gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;the vault resume and cover letter guide!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Boa sorte!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Abraco</description></item><item><title>Re: cany any one check grammer/ flow critiuqe</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanyCheckGrammerFlowCritiuqe/ggprn/post.htm#534952</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:18:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534952</guid><dc:creator>Mister Micawber</dc:creator><description>.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;If you wish to leave it basically unchanged, this is what you should do:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;font&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hello&lt;strong&gt;. My&lt;/strong&gt; name is Bryan, and I am writing this letter &lt;strong&gt;because&lt;/strong&gt; I have found&lt;strong&gt; myself in&lt;/strong&gt; a bit of a predicament. I believe my situation &lt;strong&gt;is&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;unique&lt;/strong&gt;, so forgive me if you find my cover letter a little unconventional. I am looking for full time &lt;strong&gt;employment and&lt;/strong&gt; will need to relocate. As this may not be uncommon, &lt;strong&gt;bear&lt;/strong&gt; with me one moment as I explain. I have a wife and&lt;strong&gt; children&lt;/strong&gt; in a country other than mine. After a three&lt;strong&gt;-&lt;/strong&gt;year wait, it was planned and &lt;strong&gt;expected that&lt;/strong&gt; my family would be able to immigrate&lt;strong&gt; to&lt;/strong&gt; the &lt;strong&gt;United States&lt;/strong&gt; in June &lt;strong&gt;2008&lt;/strong&gt;. Some unexpected situations arose, and now my family will be unable to apply until &lt;strong&gt;2013!&lt;/strong&gt; With a &lt;strong&gt;one-year-old boy&lt;/strong&gt; I have &lt;strong&gt;hardly seen and&lt;/strong&gt; another one on the way, I am saying&lt;strong&gt; goodbye&lt;/strong&gt; to my job, selling &lt;strong&gt;everything&lt;/strong&gt; I own, and saying hello to the international job market. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Who am I and what can I do for you&lt;strong&gt;?&lt;/strong&gt; This will be difficult to sum up, as I definitely &lt;strong&gt;do&lt;/strong&gt; not fall into the norm! At 38&lt;strong&gt;,&lt;/strong&gt; this is my first cover letter &lt;strong&gt;for &lt;/strong&gt;my first resume. I was raised &lt;strong&gt;in a family with &lt;/strong&gt;several farms, a large trucking company, &lt;strong&gt;an excavation&lt;/strong&gt; business and a landfill.&lt;strong&gt; By&lt;/strong&gt; the age of twelve, I&lt;strong&gt; was&lt;/strong&gt; performing &lt;strong&gt;independently tasks &lt;/strong&gt;and &lt;strong&gt;operations that &lt;/strong&gt;a typical person may be faced with after training in &lt;strong&gt;their twentie&lt;/strong&gt;s. By the time I was twenty, I was producing &lt;strong&gt;show-quality&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;automobiles&lt;/strong&gt; in my own automotive business. I went on to &lt;strong&gt;work or contract in&lt;/strong&gt; almost every facet of residential construction. I now find myself behind a desk quite often, as I do purchasing for&lt;strong&gt; an&lt;/strong&gt; industrial construction firm, as well maintain &lt;strong&gt;their &lt;/strong&gt;fleet and repair all equipment and tools.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I do not come neatly packaged with a &lt;strong&gt;degree or&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;with years of &lt;/strong&gt;study in a particular field. I come very &lt;strong&gt;well-rounded&lt;/strong&gt;, very mindful of ramifications of any &lt;strong&gt;move or any situation in many types&lt;/strong&gt; of business. Being a &lt;strong&gt;businessman, I &lt;/strong&gt;can appreciate the&lt;strong&gt; purpose, planning, expense, and implementation of&lt;/strong&gt; any given job. I am not at the apex of my career, and certainly my collar is still blue. I have never been worried about l&lt;strong&gt;unch time&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;or dwelt &lt;/strong&gt;on those days &lt;strong&gt;when I &lt;/strong&gt;put in nineteen hours for eight &lt;strong&gt;hours&amp;#39; &lt;/strong&gt;pay. I am a company &lt;strong&gt;man from&lt;/strong&gt; a company family, and I know what it takes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I am contacting you because you offer employment outside the United States. &lt;strong&gt;If I may be&lt;/strong&gt; qualified for a particular opening you have posted, &lt;strong&gt;please&lt;/strong&gt; consider me &lt;strong&gt;even though I may &lt;/strong&gt;miss the mark&lt;strong&gt; with some credentials.&amp;nbsp; I &lt;/strong&gt;am very motivated, and always eager to learn&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Should you require further information, please contact me at&lt;/strong&gt; [&lt;em&gt;email address&lt;/em&gt;].&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt; Thank you very much for your time and consideration.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sincerely yours,&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Bryan &lt;em&gt;[Last name]&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description></item><item><title>cany any one check grammer/ flow critiuqe</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanyCheckGrammerFlowCritiuqe/ggmqp/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:27:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:534359</guid><dc:creator>afarmboy87</dc:creator><description>&lt;font&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hello my name is Bryan, and I am writing this letter as I have found myself to be in a bit of a predicament. I believe my situation I a little unique, so forgive me if you find my cover letter a little unconventional. I am looking for full time employment, and will need to relocate. As this may not be uncommon, bare with me one moment as I explain. I have a wife and kids in a country other than mine. After a three year wait, it was planned and expected, that my family would be able to immigrate in to the united states, in June two thousand eight. Some unexpected situations arose, and now my family will be unable to apply until two thousand thirteen! With a one year old boy I have hardy seen, and another one on the way, I am saying good by to my job, selling every thing I own, and saying hello to the international job market. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Who am I and what can I do for you, This will be difficult to sum up, as I definitely due not fall into the norm! At 38 this is my first cover letter to prelude my first resume. I was raised within a multimillion dollar muti-corparation family. We owned several farms, a large trucking company, excavating business and a landfill. Buy the age of twelve, I would be performing independently, tasks and operations, that a typical person may be faced with after training in there mid to late twenties. By the time I was twenty, I was producing show quality cars in my own automotive business. I went on to work, or contract, in almost every facet of residential construction. I now find myself behind a desk quite often, as I do purchasing for a industrial construction firm, as well maintain there fleet and repair all equipment and tools.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I do not come neatly packaged with a degree for you to hang on your wall, or with a number of years study in a particular field. I come very rounded, very mindful of ramifications of any move, or any situation, in any type of business. Being a businessman my self I can appreciate the purpose, forethought, planning, preparation, expense, implementation and the anticipated change or improvement of any given job. I am not at the apex of my career, and certainly my collar is still blue. I have never been worried about what time lunch is, or dwell on those days where you put in nineteen hours for eight hours pay. I am a company man, from a company family, and I know what it takes.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;I am contacting you because you offer employment outside the United States. As I may be qualified for a particular opening you have posted, you may want to consider me for a opening where I miss the mark. As I am very motivated, and always eager to learn. Encountering a place where I can work, live, and reunite my family is paramount. That said do not feel reluctant to offer me a menial position. You will quickly recognize my abilities people always do.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thanks Bryan &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>