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Your Name
2 Marlo Square
Paris 75002
France
Tel: 00 33 1 45 78 98 78
E mail: who's_this@whatever.com
29th April 2002
University Relations Manager
Smithkline Beecham plc.
Great West Road
Middlesex TW8 7LK
Dear Ms Beausire,
of the twelve-week Marketing Competency Model project placement
with your company this summer through my University Careers Service.
as it would provide an excellent opportunity to gain training
and experience and to enhance skills through working on a demanding
high profile Human Resources project within a world class company.
reading Modern Languages (Spanish and English) and Business
at the University of the Sorbonne. The degree places strong emphasis
on the development of effective oral and written communication skills
and provides awareness of business culture and the international
environment, which I believe would be highly transferable to working
on the Human Resources project. Furthermore, I believe that I possess
the requisite interpersonal skills to effectively conduct the gathering
of information from individuals and execution of the project within
a team.