Cover Letter *Revised*

Hi all,
Here is my cover letter. The internship I will apply to is the following:
http://www.finansjobben.se/f/sites/default/files/Investment_Banking_Summer_Analyst_Program.pdf

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Revised 7 October*

9 September 2012

Patrik Jeppsson

+65-98119253

pjeppson@kth.se

Nomura Investment Banking Division

Dear Human Resources Manager,

My purpose of writing to you is to apply for the Investment Banking Summer Analyst Program. I am attaching my resume and grades for your review. Both my working experience and education are relevant for this job and I belive that I can contribute with skills like efficiency, winning mentality and planning.

During my studies at KTH I have had a couple of part-time jobs and jobs during the summers. This summer I worked at SEB as Mortgage loan officer. I received questions and applications through phonecalls, online and by letters. I learned how to handle stress and how to work efficiently. The job included both talking to customers and administrative tasks; so planning the day and working efficient was very important. This is the first time I worked with a sales quota for a period, I reached the targets and I managed to be one of the top 5 sellers out of a team of 30 people during the summer. Another important part of the job was to show responsibility for SEB’s values and goals because I was one of the people that communicated directly to the customers.

Besides the studies and job at SEB I am a board memeber in my floorball club. The tasks that the board should do is divided by the members of the board. My responsibility has been to schedule the training seasons. That requires a lot of planning and administrative work, and I try to make the schedule optimal for all floorball teams in the club.

With my experience and willingness to develop and learn new skills I belive I would do a great job at Nomura.

Thank you in advance for your consideration and I am really looking forward to hearing from you. You can reach me at +65-9811 9253 or email me at pjeppson@kth.se.

Yours faithfully,

Patrik Jeppsson

#2 Interpersonal Conflict

I and some friends were away for a week vacation in Greece. We were 8 friends that travelled; all of us were good friends with each other. We met at high school where we studied in the same class. The main reason of the trip was clear to everyone; swimming in the ocean, sunbathing and party all night long.

What happened was that we always divided our self into smaller groups of two to three peoples. Same thing happened when we went either to the beach or the bars. But there is no problem to divide into smaller groups; I guess it is quite normal to divide into smaller groups when you are eight persons. In the beginning of the week everyone asked each other if they wanted to follow to a certain activity, but after some days people stopped asking and just assumed that “the others” didn’t want to follow.

I think that the motivation why the group was divided happened because it’s much easier to do something if you are two or three persons than if you are eight. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t ask the other friends if they want to follow. I think this happens quite often in normal situations too, for example if someone says “no” a couple of times when you’re planning an activity, many people just assume that they will never want to do it again.

My question now is: What can a larger group (like eight persons) do to avoid dividing into smaller groups and keep trying to get other peoples to join a certain activity?

Patrik