[分享]让我获得RA机会的一篇文章

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我从来就是术业无专攻之人 因此即使在香港这宝贵的日子里也不忘在computer major之外给自己选个marketing方面的课程 结果正巧选的那门marketing management的教授想要从本科生中选个RA（Research Asistant 没钱 但是有其他好处 比如想读marketing的phd啊。。） 于是我就糊里糊涂写了下面这篇自荐信email 给教授。然后昨天教授email给我 说今天当面谈谈 今天下午去了 她说 very good e-mail 然后收下我这个非marketing专业非本地学生的RA了。。。
自己在庐山中不知道自己的这封自荐的email写得怎样 所以特别贴出来欢迎大家评论。

下面是邮件原文：
Dear professor,
>
>         I am strongly interested in the opportunity you announced in
> Tuesday’s class of MARK112 L5 and eagerly hope that I could be
> the lucky one to be your RA (it does no matter it will not pay).
> Hence I specially write you this e-mail to have a simple
> self-introduction and meanwhile show you both my advantages and
> disadvantages over other applicants (if there is any), upon
> which you could judge whether I am the best choice for the RA
> position you kindly offer.
>
> Name: CHEN Zhijia    Student ID:03725560
>
> Education background:
> 2004.2-2004.6 Dept. of Computer Science, HKUST (exchange student)
> 2001.9-2004.1 Dept of Computer Science and technology, Harbin Institute
> of Technology (P.R.C)
>
> GPA:
> 3.999(based on a 4.3 standard)
> 3.73 (based on rectified standard of 4.0)
>
>
>
> My Advantage to qualify me as your RA:
>
> Key Points: P&G summer intern; self-experience in marketing; computer
> background; paper writing ability; passion and tenacity.
>
> Potential ability in marketing:
>
> I won a position of summer intern in CBD( Customer Business Development)
> of Procter&Gamble (GUANGZHOU)LTD in Nov.2003, being one of the 6 winners
> out of over 500 applicants, a large amount of which are Marketing or
> economy management majors. As is known, P&G usually set the same
> standard for recruiting their fulltime employees and summer interns, for
> the latter P&G will enable them to work on real projects and provide
> rewarding allowance.
>
>  In the letter of offering me the position, R.Kevin Edwards, the
> Director of CBD-Greater China puts, “Our interview team really enjoyed
> talking with you and we think that you have the right combination of
> qualities to do well at Procter&Gamble (natural leadership skills,
> tenacity and an entrepreneurial mindset, along with communication
> skills)…As a member of Customer Business Development (CBD), you will
> have a significant impact on the first moment of truth by influencing
> customers and distributors to build their business through
> merchandising and pricing actions on our brands”.
>
> If the sophisticated experts in P&G recruiting teams have not made the
> wrong judgment, I think I should have the ability or potential in
> marketing research. (The electronic edition of the job-offering letter
> signed by both Director of CBD-Greater China and co director of Human
> Resources is available in the Attachment of this e-mail and I also have
> original letter.)
>
> Self-experience in marketing
>
> Here is an interesting experience in which I put the theory I learn in
> marketing books into practice.  It was in last semester when I was still
> in mainland China, I successfully sold over 20 hard copies of materials
> for the Entrance Exam of postgraduate programs with a total worth of
> 2,000RMB. I first selected my target customer as those who wanted to go
> to postgraduate schools (in China, graduates will have to take an
> special exam to enter certain postgraduate school), then I began to
> search what they need most; later I knew there were many students
> bidding for the chance to study in postgraduate school of tsinghua, the
> most renowned university in China and most of them lacked the materials
> for the major tests.
>
> But this market is too broad for me to handle, so I just chose to
> concentrate on selling materials about Computer major tests to those
> testers due to the causes that: 1. the computer program is the most
> hottest one in tsinghua university which attracts many testers. 2. As a
> computer major, I am more familiar with what I provide to my customers.
> Then I began to advise my materials in places where those testers
> usually drop by when visiting the internet. [I choose the internet
> because I could advertise in some places for free]. Soon many testers
> tried to contact me by e-mail. I e-mails back talking with them what
> they need to better prepare for the entrance exam and try all the best
> to ensure them that I am a helper not just a seller. When the testers
> buy large sum of materials, I would offer additional promotions; in one
> instance, I even send the electronic edition to one tester for free.
>Harmony relationship with my customers helps my selling greatly and some of testers even become my friends long after buying my materials.

This first hand experience makes it possible for me have a good understanding of how market strategy actually functions in real world, though what I experienced is really a small market.
>
> Computer and Mathematical background
>
> As a year 3 computer major, I may be able to handle some work that would be greatly helped by using some software and any computer techniques.Meanwhile I have a good mathematical background which may help the research analysis. (As a matter of fact, I have just attended the  American Mathematical Contest in  Modeling(MCM),2004 on behalf of Harbin Institute of Technoly)
>
> Competent in English Writing
>
> I have taken GRE (Graduate Record Examination, by ETS) and TOEFL (Test
> Of English as a Foreign Language) and got a good score(GRE: Verval 520
> 65% below, Quantity 800 92%, Analytical Writing 4.5 47%). I am also the
> board manager of Professional English Writing Board of gter
> (www.gter.net) , the most welcome net for China English testers.( The
> electronic edition of the GRE score is available in the Attachment of
> this e-mail and I also have original hard copy.)
>
> Full of passion and ready for action
>
> Being an easy going and hard working young man, I am always ready for
> action, full of passion for all challenges and will not stop making
> efforts until I send out a satisfactory work.
>
> Scholarships and Awards:
> 2003.11 winning a position of summer intern in CBD of P&G, China
> 2003.9 wining the solitary chance for exchange program to HKUST
> 2003.5 Excellent Student Award
> 2002.11 Special Scholarship by Legend Corporation
> 2002.3 H.I.T a First-class People's Scholarship for undergraduate
> 2002.3 Excellent student cadre Award
> 2001.11 Excellent Member of "H.I.T people magazine" Award
> 2001.10 H.I.T a First-class People's Scholarship for undergraduate
> 1999.10 First prize in national mathematics competition for high school
> students
>
>
>
> My disadvantage
>
> 1. As a  non-marketing major, I may not know enough about the
> professional work in this area.(but if some guideline is given, I may
> make up some that is necessary for my work as a RA) 2. As a non-local
> student in Hong Kong, I know little about the local market and can not
> communicate with the locals using Cantonese, though English is ok for
> me. 3. Admittedly, I am not quite familiar with some of the brands you
> listed in class. Maybe they are not big names in china mainland.(but I
> can learn soon)
>
> I hope the above information(sorry it seems  a little long) would help
> you judge whether this applicant is suitable to be your RA.  Looking
> forward to your reply.
>
>                                                      Sincerely yours,
>                                                       CHEN,zhijia

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