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| Company | Woh Hup (Private) Limited |
| | Job Title | Internship with Woh Hup (Private) Limited- Engineer / Quantity Surveyor |
| | Location | Singapore |
| | Date Posted | Tuesday, February 01, 2011 |
| | Closing Date | Monday, February 28, 2011 |
| | Company URL: www.wohhup.com | |
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Application Letter: | |
Chan Ho Zong
37A Paya Lebar Crescent S(536078)
81251123
E-Mail: hozong.chan@nus.edu.sg
6 February 2011
Woh Hup (Private) Limited
1 Fifth Avenue, S(268802)
Application for the post of Engineer/ Quantity surveyor
Dear Human Resources officer,
I am currently a Year 3 Mechanical Engineering undergraduate from the National University of Singapore(NUS), and I am expected to graduate in May 2012. I got to know about this position through the NUS career centre’s online job application site, and I am particularly interested in the potentially challenging job nature of a quantity surveyor.
I thrive on engineering projects requiring teamwork, and had ample opportunity to do so through several design centric projects in the university. My well-rounded education and rigorous curriculum in mechanical engineering has equipped me with the relevant skills to source and analyze information, and subsequently present them in a clear and concise manner through presentations or reports. I have prior knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Words, Powerpoint, C programming language, as well as 3D modeling in SolidWorks. These academic preparations and experiences working in a team will put me in good stead in facing the challenges and demands of this field.
I enjoy working with people, which I do so through the various activities both on and off campus. I volunteer regularly at a home for underprivileged children, where in addition to my role as publicity director, I aided the Treasurer in managing the finances of the club. In doing so, I derive satisfaction from balancing the accounts through sheer diligence. Similarly, I am sure I will be able to extend this diligence I take with my work to tasks assigned by your company. Having taken up various leadership roles such as representing the university as a student ambassador, being on the central planning committee for special projects benefitting the elderly, and in my part time job as a senior project instructor, I have learnt how to effectively assert my opinions or influence where it matters. Comfortable working independently as well as in a team, and lead should that need arise, I believe that my attitude, experience and skills will be pertinent to this position. I have a strong interest in this position and I wish to have the opportunity to learn and contribute to your company as an effective engineer/quantity surveyor.
Thank you for your time and consideration, and I look forward to an interview with you.
Yours sincerely,
Chan Ho Zong
Hello Ho Zong,
ReplyDeleteI think this is a very well-crafted application letter and I can see that you have carefully conceived it. Seeing as how this job requires site supervision and on-job training with engineers, you could mention how your due diligence and intelligent outspoken nature will be helpful in maintaining a safe and healthy workplace environment.
Also, seeing as how your 3rd paragraph is pretty lengthy, you could summarise some points into your concluding paragraph instead. I'm afraid the employer may skip it entirely and look to your 2nd paragraph instead. A stronger concluding paragraph may save the employer time and effort to read too.
I hope you'll be selected for this internship! Looks like a good platform to start applying your engineering and interpersonal skills. Good Luck!
Eric Li
Hi, Ho Zong,
ReplyDeleteI really think this is already a perfect application letter.It is very concise and clear, also contains a lot of your highlights. I believe you will definitely get the interview by this letter.
In your second paragraph, you list all your academic skills, but personally I think those may be not enough. As microsoft is a basic tool for everybody nowadays, the only thing relevant to you major is SolidWorks. Maybe you can extend more about your academic knowledge.
The third paragraph sufficiently implies your leadership and good quality of teamwork. And you also link your company with you in the end, which is a good point.
Just a minor advice, Ms Goh says that beginning with so many "I"s feels like you are self-initiated. But I also have no idea of how to improve it. How do you think about it?
I wish all the best for your internship.
Best regards,
Zhang Jiao
Hi Ho Zong
ReplyDeleteYour letter is systematic in presentation and well thought out. In addition, it is convincing and enough emphasis is placed on the skills and knowledge that you have gained in your education and experience that will be relevant to the job requirements. I have a suggestion for the letter. I feel that the third paragraph can be more concise by reducing the number of examples that you are stating for the leadership roles as the reader can always refer to your resume to read up more on other leadership roles that you have taken up. Furthermore, it makes your sentence very long and I got confused and lost before I can finish reading the sentence. Thus, I believe that the reader will be able to follow through more easily if you make that sentence more succinct.
I hope my suggestion is useful and wish you all the best for the job.
With regards,
Kar Liang
Hi Ho Zong,
ReplyDeleteI agree with Eric that your application letter is carefully drafted after analyzing the job requirement. For example, you have emphasized the keyword “Diligence” several times which makes the application letter more relevant to the position requirement. Also you highlight your leadership skills which are important for “training shadowing engineers in the daily running of the site” and “site supervision”. Perhaps you wish to further illustrate how you coordinate the team members when you lead the team.
The recruiting company might want to clarify how you would apply your knowledge in C programming and experience in SolidWork to this position. I think this would be a tricky question. Another difficult question would be what contribution we could make to the company, as Ms. Goh pointed out this morning.
All the best!
Regards,
Chaoyi