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About me.
Certainly, my name is Roberto, I’m 29 years old and I come from Madrid. I studied at the
University of Extremadura. I have a degree in industrial engineer and a master degree in
project management. I have 5 years experience in the energy sector.
For the past years I have been working for a condition monitoring company.
I’m an open minded and sociable person and I enjoy working in an international environment.
The reason I am here today is because I am looking for a new challenge.”(1) about me - a cover letter normally begins with 'Dear X', where X is the name of the company you are applying for. Or, better yet, have X be the name of the person you are talking to. So if you are emailing Bob, the district manager, you would say, "Dear Bob",
(2) certainly, my name is Roberto- This is not needed here at all. And, in fact, your name should be on your resume and/or at the bottom of the cover letter. So having it here is just redundant. Regarding your age, unless they asked for that specifically or unless it is very important for the position you are trying to get, I'd leave it out.(3) degree - what type of 'degree' did you obtain? A BA? BS? you might also type the whole word out, but I couldn't for the life of me spell it myself, so I just write BA or BS. So for this sentence, a better thing to write would be 'I have a BA in industrial engineering' (or BS if that's what you got instead).
(4) engineer should be changed to 'engineering'. you have a degree in 'industrial engineering'.
(5) "for the past years' - how many years? 1? 5? 20? This should read, 'for the past X years, I have been working...' where X is the number of years you were working for a condition monitoring company.
(6) "I'm an open minded person and sociable person and I enjoy working in an international environment. You can probably sum all these things up by saying, 'I am flexible and work well with a globally diverse team."
NOTE: Try and avoid saying the things YOU like. Most employers don't really care about this and don't really want to see this kind of stuff. They are mostly interested in what you do for their company.
(7) Regarding your last sentence, again--your employer wants to know what you can do for them. Not what they can do for you. Try and put an end note to how you can benefit their company.
FINALLY, #6 may not even be the best thing to say. You might want to get a second opinion on how to word that. I have no idea how you would tell an employer you work well with people with many backgrounds. 'globally diverse' was the best I could come up with.
0 votedMay 30, 20190My holiday
On the weekend I went to my grandma house with my cousin ,I'm so excited .I wondered about will the geese still there?since last time I went to grandma house I saw a lot of gosling there.finally,I arrived at my grandma house ,I play a lot of games.I wish next time I can go to grandma house again.This is how I'd word it. I'll let you read it and see if it means the same thing as what you were intending:
On the weekend, I went to my grandmother's house with my cousin. I was so excited! I wonder if the geese will still be there? <<<2ND SENTENCE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. IT IS THE HIGHLIGHTED SENTENCE>>> After arriving at my grandmother's house, I played many games. I can't wait to go to my grandmother's house again!
NOTE: Your second sentence is confusing to me. Are you trying to say that you've seen a lot of baby geese during the time you weren't at your grandmother's house? Or are you saying that you saw a lot of geese the first time you went there? I have no clue what this 2nd sentence is saying.
0 votedMay 30, 20190Last Summer Vacation (1)
I had an early supper at Tottori station. Japanese noodle, soba.
I was going to go to Sakaiminato via Yonago. However, I found it took much more time to go there. I bought an express ticket though it was expensive. Then I left for Yonago in a hurry.You might say (not 100% sure, but this is how I would word it):
I had an early supper of Japanese noodles and soba at the Tottori Station.
Though I was going to go to Sakaiminato via Yonago, I decided against it because it took much more time to get there. Instead, I chose a more expensive option by purchasing an express ticket and left for Yonago in a hurry.
0 votedMay 30, 20191- actually, nothing at all. 'brownie points' refer to doing some type of deed that gets you favor or likability with another person. It's usually a petty or simple deed that often times requires little time investment. "Hey, why don't you go over there and tell that girl the smell of her hair is like autumn blossoms--might score some brownie points!" It's used in very casual conversation.0 votedJanuary 19, 20160
- I'm guessing the original saying came from the Brownies, which I *think* is a type of girl scouts club. Though, don't quote me on that. I'm not a girl, so I wouldn't know hah. However, here is the wiki page that can probably give you more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_points0 votedJanuary 19, 20160
- idiom of the day idiom: 'brown-nosing' someone example: "Yeah, that kid did some major brown nosing to his teacher in the last of the semester--he was worried he was going to get an 'F' and flunk out." Meaning: Brown nosing is when someone attempts to gain favor with another person (often times people of higher status, such as a teacher or an employer). There are usually common characteristics of people when they're called 'brown nosers'. They usually are pretending to care about the person they are 'brown nosing', but really don't and quite frequently the things they do to gain favor would put them in a position of humiliation (this is not always the case, but quite frequently).January 17, 201640
