Application Letter

Aw Yi Xuan Fiona

Blk xxx 123 Street #xx-xxx

Singapore xxxxxx

+65 9xxx xxxx

fiona.awyx@gmail.com

Hiring Manager

Science Centre Singapore

15 Science Centre Road
Singapore 609081

11^th September 2011

Re: Position of Science Educator (Exhibitions)

Dear Hiring Manager,

As a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) student from National University of Singapore, I would like to express my interest in applying for the position of Science Educator (Exhibitions) in your company. Upon seeing the requirements for the position, I strongly believe that I possess the relevant experience, knowledge and skills.

Being a Chemistry student, conducting weekly experiments in the laboratories is an essential part of my undergraduate studies. Such rigorous curriculum has allowed me to constantly reinforce my scientific knowledge and improve my laboratory skills. Moreover, I can operate laboratory equipments as well as scientific programs and databases. I believe that these knowledge and skills will come in handy for the designing and testing of demonstrations and experiments for the Science Centre.

Furthermore, I am also a member of the hosting and radio broadcasting wing of the campus radio station, NUS Radiopulze. I hosted several major external and school events such as Singapore Street Festival and NUS Commencement 2011. Through hosting, I have managed to hone my communication skills. I am not afraid of speaking in front of a large crowd and have no trouble when it comes to the delivering of lines. I am confident that these public speaking experiences of mine will come in useful when I am doing programs in front of any general public visitors.

Moreover, my vacation job experience at Just Education Tuition Centre Pte Ltd has enhanced my interpersonal and teaching skills. I was a frontline staff as well as a science tutor for primary and secondary levels at the tuition centre. In my line of work, I have dealt with nasty customers, and am aware of the ways to handle such situations. These experiences will allow me to handle any unforeseen circumstances while doing live demonstrations at the science centre. In addition, I have learnt to engage and capture the attention of my students ranging from the age of 7-16 from teaching Science tuition classes at the tuition centre.

Enclosed is my resume for your perusal. I have the faith that with the aforementioned experiences, scientific knowledge and skills, I will be an asset to the company. I can be reached at the fore-mentioned contact details should you wish to have a further discussion with me. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Respectfully yours,

Fiona



Resolving Interpersonal Conflict

There have been many incidents in my life where I have made someone upset, and vice versa. But perhaps out of all these incidents, the ones that I remember most vividly would be those little arguments that I had with my family members, who are the closest to me. They would be the last people on earth whom I want to enrage and have a poor relationship with.

This incident happened back when I was in secondary school where I had an argument with my sister. The reason – I had woke her up while she was in the middle of her sleep to head down to carry some stuff up for my parents. Of course, I could have gone down to help my parents out but I just did not do it. As a result, we had a cold war for about two weeks, which was really unbearable for me.

Looking back at it, I knew that I was at fault for this incident. My sister was really tired as she had been out all night, and I was not considerate enough to let her have her well deserved rest. Recognizing this fact, I made the first move to stop the cold war by apologizing to her. As family, we do not bear any grudges. So I was forgiven and the cold war was over.

An unresolved problem will continue to be unresolved if no one were to do anything about it. The longer you drag it, the tougher it will be to resolve the problem as more pent up feelings begin to build up. And so, the morale of the story is this – if one is at fault, then one should not be ashamed to take the first step in resolving it. A simple phrase like “I’m sorry” can do wonders! J