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JulieJu Posted 11 years ago
Letter Writing
Can you help me with my cover letter for an internship ?
Hello,
I'm French and I'm planning to carry out an internship in a film festival. I have prepared a a covering letter for this position. I would like to know if I had make any spelling mistakes or error with sentence structure.
Thank you so much for your time.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to apply for an internship position at [....] festival.
As a young French cultural professional involved in a broad range of arts organizations and festivals for nearly 8 years, I currently wish to further my career through an internship abroad. This huge opportunity is made possible by a mobility programme coordinated and subsidized by my native region. As a result, I am highly motivated to carry out an internship for 5 months from August onwards.
A position at [... ] Festival seems an ideal opportunity for me as it matches my experience, knowledge and career aspirations, allowing me to increase my involvement abroad and affirm my keen interest in cultural exchanges between the UK and France. I present myself as a film enthusiast with a passion for French and independent cinema and I am confident that I would make a dynamic, resourceful and determined festival assistant.
As a versatile and dedicated individual with a Master’s Degree in Cultural Management and a record of accomplishment in various festivals, I feel that my greatest strength lies in my broad set of skills, including fundraising and sponsorship, promotion and audience development, guest liaison and logistic. My past position as Communications assistant for an international festival of arts and contemporary writing, running more than 100 events during one month in about 15 venues in Marseille, has left me with a strong ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure in a team environment. My solid mind for organisation as well as my sense of responsibilities enables me to coordinate events and develop close relationship with all range of partners ( local authorities, artists, press, funders, sponsors, venues and volunteers), as I have demonstrated as a coordinator for a participatory festival dedicated to theatre for teenagers. Moreover, I have developed promotion and marketing skills including graphic design, PR campaigns building, websites and social media updating, audience development.
My keen interest in British Culture and my past travels in England have left me with a general survey of the UK creative arts sector and confirmed my strong desire to take an active part in the vibrant cultural life of the UK. I am positive that my motivation and my experience gained through my various career paths in cultural management constitute a great benefit and asset to support your team and succeed in all aspects of running and developing a prestigious touring Festival like yours.
I look forward to being able to discuss the position with you further. If you have any questions in the meantime please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
I'm French and I'm planning to carry out an internship in a film festival. I have prepared a a covering letter for this position. I would like to know if I had make any spelling mistakes or error with sentence structure.
Thank you so much for your time.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to apply for an internship position at [....] festival.
As a young French cultural professional involved in a broad range of arts organizations and festivals for nearly 8 years, I currently wish to further my career through an internship abroad. This huge opportunity is made possible by a mobility programme coordinated and subsidized by my native region. As a result, I am highly motivated to carry out an internship for 5 months from August onwards.
A position at [... ] Festival seems an ideal opportunity for me as it matches my experience, knowledge and career aspirations, allowing me to increase my involvement abroad and affirm my keen interest in cultural exchanges between the UK and France. I present myself as a film enthusiast with a passion for French and independent cinema and I am confident that I would make a dynamic, resourceful and determined festival assistant.
As a versatile and dedicated individual with a Master’s Degree in Cultural Management and a record of accomplishment in various festivals, I feel that my greatest strength lies in my broad set of skills, including fundraising and sponsorship, promotion and audience development, guest liaison and logistic. My past position as Communications assistant for an international festival of arts and contemporary writing, running more than 100 events during one month in about 15 venues in Marseille, has left me with a strong ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure in a team environment. My solid mind for organisation as well as my sense of responsibilities enables me to coordinate events and develop close relationship with all range of partners ( local authorities, artists, press, funders, sponsors, venues and volunteers), as I have demonstrated as a coordinator for a participatory festival dedicated to theatre for teenagers. Moreover, I have developed promotion and marketing skills including graphic design, PR campaigns building, websites and social media updating, audience development.
My keen interest in British Culture and my past travels in England have left me with a general survey of the UK creative arts sector and confirmed my strong desire to take an active part in the vibrant cultural life of the UK. I am positive that my motivation and my experience gained through my various career paths in cultural management constitute a great benefit and asset to support your team and succeed in all aspects of running and developing a prestigious touring Festival like yours.
I look forward to being able to discuss the position with you further. If you have any questions in the meantime please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
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All in all, this looks great! Just some suggestions JulieJu Communications assistant Because this is a title, I would capitalize all first letters: "Communications Assistant". JulieJu guest liaison and logistic guest liaisons, and logistics JulieJu my sense of responsibilities sense of responsibility JulieJu close relationship with all range of partners close relationships with a wide range of partners JulieJu Festival festival
- All in all, this looks great!
- Just some suggestions JulieJu Communications assistant Because this is a title, I would capitalize all first letters: "Communications Assistant".
- JulieJu guest liaison and logistic guest liaisons, and logistics JulieJu my sense of responsibilities sense of responsibility JulieJu close relationship with all range of partners close relationships with a wide range of partners JulieJu Festival festival
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All in all, this looks great! Just some suggestions
JulieJu Communications assistantBecause this is a title, I would capitalize all first letters: "Communications Assistant".
JulieJuguest liaison and logisticguest liaisons, and logistics
JulieJumy sense of responsibilitiessense of respon
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JulieJuI would like to know if I had make any spelling mistakes or error with sentence structure.You have mixed American and English spellings in your letter. That is not natural or good practice. You should use just one kind of spelling or the other.
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AnonymousYou have mixed American and English spellings in your letter.Which words are you referring to?
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After reading through Julie's letters a couple more times, I can see only one minor spelling problem. Julie has written both organizations and organisation. Both the z form and the s form are correct, in British English but I suggest you don't use different versions in the same letter. I suggest you use the z version, as you have written s
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Thank you so much Fivejedjon for your post. You have been really helpful with your precise corrections.
Indeed, I often mix US and UK spellings although I want to write in proper British English.
Indeed, I often mix US and UK spellings although I want to write in proper British English.
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JulieJu I often mix US and UK spellings although I want to write in proper British English.It's sometimes difficult to be sure these days. If in doubt, consult one of the BrE dictionaries at www.onelook.com. I have that site bookmarked.
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fivejedjonDespite what some people think, the z form is, as I noted above, correct in British English.. Indeed, Oxford dictionaries prefer it.Some people use the z form as an alternative, but normally, it is used in the USA and Canada, while the s form is normally used in the UK.
Julie has also used the English spelling for programme
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The z forms are common and correct in British English, as this ht
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