Application Letter

D422 Ridge View Residence

25 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore

(+65)91213760

U0706375@nus.edu.sg

Feb 12, 2011.

Apply for full-time teacher at Raffles Institution (Year 5-6)

Dear respective HR manager,

I am writing in response to your recent recruitment of full-time teacher at Raffles Institution (Year 5-6). I believe my broad-based scientific knowledge and presentation skills make me an excellent candidate for this position.

I am currently a candidate for Bachelor degree in Engineering Science Program and expected to graduate with first class honors. As you may see in my attached transcript, I built up a strong knowledge for the natural science modules including advanced calculus and mechanical motion. This would be a solid foundation for the career as a teacher, especially when the students in Raffles Institution have high standard of education. During my undergraduate years, I had used my knowledge to instruct my project partner (from other department) on the various theoretical backgrounds. My friend always found my explanations to be clear and easy to understand, even though they did not have the background. During one of my summer vocation, I joined an active listener training program where I learnt how to do both active listening and peer consulting. These experiences have trained me to have better understanding of an instructor as well as teacher.

Being a daughter of two teachers (my father is a mathematics teacher and my mother is an English teacher), I always find teaching is a rewarding career. As a teacher, I can continuously expand my knowledge and refresh my idea through the interaction with the student. I can learn from them the same time they learn from me. Students at Raffles Institution are the top talents for the society and my skills and knowledge will enable the students to fully maximize their talents and be valuable members of our community.

Enclosed are my resume and transcript that provide detailed information about my background. I am excited about an interview opportunity from you and hope I can join Raffles Institution soon. I can be contacted at (65)91213760.

Yours sincerely,

Ke Cangming

Resolving interpersonal conflicts

the BEST?

In a design project, we were allowed to form a team of five on our own. My friend was invited by one of the best students in the class to form a group with three other students all of whom were known for good results they obtained in previous project modules.

After joining in the team, my friend found that her teammates seemed to be too ambitious of the final grade of the project, and were not enjoying the learning process. All of the team members were told to keep their designs in secret and sometimes could lie about them when being asked. She herself, however, felt the grade was not the only important thing and this action would lead the team being isolated from the rest of the class. When she expressed her opinion during one of the project meeting, her teammates thought she was not handling the project seriously as they were. Despite this was just a school project, in their mind, it should still be treated as those we might face in the real workplace where only the best project proposal could win the deal.  They could not reach an agreement and after that, my friend found herself being repelled from the team. She was very upset about the situation. However, no matter how hard she tried to get involved in, the tasks assigned to her were never to be core ones. What can she do?