The Truth about ... Me.
Gabriela Chaves
THE TRUTH ABOUT ME Introduction
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I. Objectives
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II. Education
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III. Work Experience
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IV. Skills
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V. Honors
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Conclusion
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INTRODUCTION Why McCANN ? What are my objectives? Why am I different from other candidates?
I’ve been following every post made by McCANN Australia and New Zealand’s Facebook page for a couple of months. And I found this company through research I was doing to find the best advertising agencies in Melbourne, Australia. The first thing that caught my attention was your Truth Central. I identified with the “Truth Well Told” slogan right away.
Quantitative and qualitative research conducted in the United States and Brazil.
I. OBJECTIVES I am passionate about the world of advertising. Therefore, my goal has always been to get into the industry in the most respected way. Because McCANN Melbourne is such a very well-known agency, I am seeking an internship position in your Public Relations department. I know that by accomplishing this goal I will be able to improve and use my communication and writing skills. Also, I am committed to helping the agency achieve its marketing goals by completing any assignments-- no matter how long or small-- in a timely and competent fashion.
II. EDUCATION I am majoring in Business Administration with Concentrations in International Business Management and an emphasis in Human Resources. My graduation date in May 2014. I am a student-athlete at Goldey-Beacom College. I am in my senior year and have completed 106 credits with a grade point average of 3.87 on a 4.0 scale. I have taken classes such as: Special Topics in Human Resources, Human Resources Management, Marketing, International Business, Presentation and Debate, International Marketing and Leadership. I also managed to be a part of the Goldey-Beacom College Tennis Team, which made me learn a lot about teamwork.
III. WORK EXPERIENCE As a Brazillian student in the United States the work opportunities during the college life are very rare. I managed to find a job, in 2012, inside Goldey-Beacom College as a Computer Lab Assistant, which is my current job. My work resposibilities are:
Communicate with a range of 20 to 50 students a day
Manage and protect lab equipment by monitoring student’s behavior in the computer lab, making sure the students respect the study environment
Help students manage their accounts by reseting passwords, unlocking accounts and looking up usernames in the school system
My previous job was as a Graphic Designer, designing business cards in a Brazilian company called Tipografia Chaves. At this job I had to communicate with clients to understand their desires and be able to redesign the companies’ logo to put it on their business cards. I also had to organize files electronically and manage the company’s files. I left this job in order to prepare myself to go to the United States.
IV. SKILLS Being from Brazil and living in the U.S. for four years I am fluent in :
Brazilian Portuguese
And American English
I am proficient in Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel. Also, I am proficient in Mac OS X, Pages and Artboard.
Because I lived with Spanishspeaking people for 2 years during my four years in America, I developed also Spanish speaking and writing skills.
V. HONORS • I have the honor to be the Director of Marketing of the ALPFA Group, a leading national organization. • Due to my good grades in 2013, I was invited early to be a member of Alpha Chi National College Honor Society •Earned Women’s Tennis Scholarship •Earned Jones Merit academic scholarship
• Member of Goldey-Beacom College Tennis Team
• Earned CACC 2011-12 Outstanding Achievement • Earned the Academic Achievement Award of Women’s Tennis 2013
CONCLUSION My passion for people and advertising, and my respect for McCANN Melbourne made me respond to The Truth Well Told. I am very interested in learning from the internship experience and working for McCANN Melbourne. Because my graduation date is May 2014, I will be available after that date for the 3-month internship in Melbourne. Getting out of Brazil and going to the United States made me realize I have a great capacity to adapt very quickly. Being part of a whole international tennis team made me work on my leadership skills. Also,it made me improve on my ability to work as a team with different kinds of people. Thank you for considering my application. I am available for an interview at your convenience. For any final instructions, please contact me at chavesg@gbc.edu.
Sincerely,
Gabriela Chaves.