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#3 Application letter

8th September 2011

FANG Bing Michael (Mr)

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Mr. XXX Koh 
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Dear Mr. Koh,

Application for Electronic Engineer position

I am writing for the electronic engineer position advertised in http://www.jobstreet.com.sg. I am a fresh graduate from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I majored in electronic and information engineering in the university. My major ensures me to have the knowledge and skills for the job.

I am eager to work in electronics industry. I really treasure this opportunity and I believe my skills could make me a competitive candidate because:

l  I am a fluent user of AutoCAD which is powerful in 2D drawing. This ensures me to understanding 2D drawing quite well.

l  I am studious. I taught myself AutoCAD and SolidWorks because I consider these two to be helpful in product design.

l  I have good problem-solving skills. I have received two months factory based training at school.

I believe I can apply my knowledge and skills to the electronic engineer position. I am looking forward to discuss with you about the details about this job.

Attached is my detailed resume for your reference. Thank you for your consideration.

Yours Sincerely,

Michael

#2 Interpersonal conflicts

I am not a talkative person so it is not likely for me to have conflicts with others. Unfortunately, I did have a conflict with one of my classmates and the problem is not solved yet. The conflict is between me and H, the sports committeeman in my senior high school.

Three years ago, my final year of senior high, there was a long-distance relay race in our school. Each class needed to have five male and five female athletes to participate. Since it was a long-distance race, each athlete needed to take a physical examination to make sure that their physical condition allowed them to participate in the race. Generally speaking, it is the sports committeeman’s responsibility to choose the athlete and take them to the physical examination. There happened to be a briefing session organized by a Netherlandish university in the afternoon of the physical examination day and H joined the session. H did not tell anyone about the physical examination before he left so no one knew about that.

Our head teacher went into the classroom at around 14:00 and asked me whether the physical examination had been finished. I told her H was not in the classroom and no one knew the physical examination. She asked me to call him back. I could feel her anger from her voice.

I went to the front door of the lecture theater, pointed to H and signaled him to go out. He shook his finger to show his rejection. I told him that he forgot the physical examination and the head teacher was in anger now by lip language. He seemed to notice the seriousness of the situation and entrusted me the responsibility for the physical examination.

After rushing back to the classroom, I gathered all the athletes and informed them to go with me for the physical examination. The head teacher came into the classroom again when we were about to go and asked me why the sports committeeman had not came back. I told her that he could not go back and I would replace him temporarily. The head teacher was in a rage and went to the lecture theater to call H back. H was criticized by the head teacher.

From then on, H never talked to me. I guess that he believed I snitched on him and made him criticized. I tried to negotiate with him for some times but failed. After the college entrance exam, we were admitted by different universities and lost contact.

I supposed to let it be. Unfortunately, I still need to face the problem. H will go to my home university to study for the rest two years to get his bachelor degree and we are in the same department. We may have many classes together. To avoid the embarrassment between I and H in the coming semester, I should solve the problem before I go back.

I have sent him an e-mail but got no reply. What should I do next to explain to him?