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Sample cover letter for Internship position at Shell

POSITION:

Trainee

Dear Hiring Manager,

I'm Brazilian, 27 years old and I graduated in Geology in November of 2013, I am very interested in this opportunity that a world leader company is offering. I believe that this job is a life­time chance for a young and hunger geologist who has very similar values to what ARCADIS defends.

In Geology major I learned that is important to a team ally integrity, respect and performance, with that, the base is solid enough for a successful future to achieve your goals and I really want to be part of this team.

Associated with this is the opportunity of been part of worldwide team with a constant exchange of cultures, information, experience and knowledge. All this gathered for one single purpose, the team growth. I´ve worked as outdoor sport photographer and I´ve learned that most important thing is your team, even though some things depends only of me, the background that the team gives permit me to do my best.

Was Vice-CEO of student geology commission made me comprehend deeper this kind of situation. Allying to this, the period I expend in college, was a fundamental experience to the growth of the technical knowledge owing to the frequent contact with our professor.

Nevertheless, there is the fact that my favorite sport, climb, which I´ve been practicing since I was 13 years old, is based in respect, performance, security and a strongly team confidence. I also would like to mention my internship experience in Yamana Gold Inc., a multinational company of the mining area. It was a huge opportunity to understand how a mine works, the behavior inside a multinational company , the development of the team spirit and put in the practice the concepts I only have experienced inside of classes.

I would like to emphasized that I am able to start in the program as soon as the company need. I would like to thank you a lot for the attention and opportunity to introduce myself a little bit more.

I am looking forward to hear from you soon.

Sincerely,

Gabriel Barbosa Soares

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