Cover Letter

HR Department

M1

10 International Business Park

Singapore 609928

Dear Sir/Madam

Application for Network Engineer

I will be graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Computer Engineering degree in May 2014. Since my specialization is in networking, M1 would be an outstanding match for my educational skills and professional interests. Recently M1 has launched the Singapore’s first nationwide 4G network, and the thought of working for such an innovative and vibrant company really excites me. I believe that my responsibility and passion will add vitality to M1.

I used to work as an intern in Star-net, one of the leading information and communication solutions providers in China. This experience enabled me to have comprehensive insight into the communication industry and a better understanding of the expectation of a network engineer. Furthermore, I have gained knowledge on various transport circuits, such as EPON, GPON and XDSL as well.

Moreover, I am a person with dynamic style of communication and people management. I have been studying abroad independently for eight years, making me capable of adapting to a new environment and settling down quickly. At the same time, I have been continuously meeting people from different backgrounds. Besides that, I have participated in many projects in school and at work. I am able to establish trust and rapport with my group mates, mediate disputes during group meetings and motivate my group members.

I am also a person with great patience and strong responsibility. I began all my three internships with zero background, and I managed to survive by holding my composure and being an active learner. Whichever the projects or work that my mentors had handed to me, I always put myself in the company’s shoes and tried hard to bring out the best results.

Building from these experiences I would be able to contribute to M1. My educational background, my internship experiences and my interpersonal skills would enable me to do an outstanding work as a network engineer. Being a M1 royal consumer, I have enjoyed the first-class service that you have provided me so far. I hope I could join you and serve the M1 community together in the future.

Thank you for considering my application.

Yours faithfully,

Zhuang Wei

edited on 10 Oct

Resolving Interpersonal Conflicts

I found that when two individuals are too close to each other, meaning they stay together most of the time, interpersonal conflicts are unavoidable. No matter how similar the personalities they have and how much they share the same kinds of hobbies, there will be instances that they both want to slap  each other’s face. This is because all of us are unique in the world. We handle things differently and sense the world differently. Hence, I believe that a frequent communication will result in better interpersonal relationship.

I moved to a hostel when I was in the high school and lived in a two bedded room with another girl. That was also the first time I lived outside home with a stranger. Initially, everything was fine. As the time passed, we found ourselves having different kinds of living habits. Although most of them were very small issues, such as cleaning frequency, voice volume when answering to a phone and the sleeping time, we did not talk to each other about these and such issues mounted day after day.  These little unpleasant things in daily living made both of us feel very annoyed. None of us wanted to take a step back. Then it developed to the situation that we seldom talked in the room. I even tried to spend more time in common rooms in hostel rather than in the room.

Until there was one day that I felt the situation unbearable, I started to talk to her about the issues in our room. I talked about my unhappiness with the cleanness of the room and the annoying light came from her desk at night which gave me a hard time falling asleep. On the other hand, she also expressed her unhappiness about other areas. I still remember that we had a very long talk that day. In the end, both of us became more aware of the other’s feeling and watched ourselves’ behaviors in the room more often. Although we did not manage to solve the conflict totally, we manage to know the importance of expressing the unhappiness out rather than keeping it to ourselves.

Compromise is a way to solve the conflicts, however we always need a talk before that. How do you think?

edited 12/09