My autobiography (for apply for a job)

My name is Antanina. I graduated from Chinese culture university (see note 1 below), majoring in Russian.  After graduation, I went to study in Russia for a year and really enjoyed my time there.

 
In the Russian language center, I studied advanced level, complex grammar. In my free time I liked to soak up the local culture and atmosphere by walking through the streets or going to museums and theaters and making as many Russian friends as possible. I believe that to communicate effectively you need more than just the words and grammar of language, you need to understand the culture of the land as well. I have changed this because an employer does not care whether or not you made friends unless their is an advantage for them.  In this case I have tried to show that you not only took the trouble to learn the language but also the culture so that you will be in a good position to be able to understand cultural references when they arise.

After returning to Taiwan, I worked in an environmental protection company in Taichung. During the course of my job, I had to contact with customers in order to gather useful information to present in reports.  I also prepared a presentation about the Russian market. (It would be useful here to give some sort of information about the focus of this report.  Was particular market sector, goods, services, etc?).

Currently, I am working in an electronic company and am responsible for all the printing materials. I liaise with customers regarding their specific printing material requirements, checking that everything is to their satisfaction before passing this information on to Procurement. I ensure that all the printing materials are correct and delivered on time. I enjoy my job and have learned a lot.

My main qualities are that I am hard-working, conscientious, work well in a team, and am skilled at building up a report with customers. If I have a fault, it is that I am such a perfectionist that I often put myself under unnecessary pressure. You can change the various qualities here as I have just picked the generic ones that most people would put in.  You need to think about the skills the job requires and tell the employer you have these.  When it comes to faults, you should never admit to a negative one but present a positive one as being slightly negative but still an asset to the company.

I would be grateful if you would consider my application favourably and can assure you that, if offered the opportunity, I will endeavour to reward your confidence in me by being an exemplary employee.  I have changed what you wrote here because the tone was far too informal for an application letter.

Note 1 - If this is the name of the university it should be "Chinese Culture University".  If not it I'm not sure what you should put as I don't really understand what you mean by this.